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April 2014 to October 2014

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Objective Questions on Current Affairs

April 2014 to October 2014

Question: Japan signed on April 1, 2014 a loan agreement with India to provide

______ for the development of water supply project in Agra?

A) 350 cr

B) 960 cr

C) 700 cr

D) 1000 cr

Answer & Explanation: Japan signed on April 1, 2014 a loan agreement with

India to provide “960 cr” for the development of water supply project in Agra.

Question: The armies of Nepal and India held a joint military exercise named

______ at the Integrated Army Training Centre (IATC) at Saljhandi in

Rupanddehi district of southern Nepal.

A) Indra

B) Combat

C) Surya Kiran

D) Yudh Abhyas





Answer & Explanation: Nepal and India held a joint military exercise named

Surya Kiran.

Question: The third edition of the global Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) 2014was held at?

A) Brussels

B) Hague

C) Belgium

D) New Delhi

Answer & Explanation: Third edition of the global Nuclear Security Summit

(NSS) 2014 was held at Hague.

Question: What was the name of The Malaysia Airlines flight that has vanishedwhen flying over the Ho Chi Minh air traffic control area in Vietnam on March 8,

2014 as it flew from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board?

A) B7777

B) Deer Jet 370

C) MH370

D) Air Juneyao

Answer & Explanation: MH370 was the name of The Malaysia Airlines flight.

Question: When World Water Day is celebrated?

A) May 3

B) March 22

C) April 15

D) March 8

Answer & Explanation: World Water Day is celebrated on March 22.

Question: Crimea has recently in news. Crimea now became a part of which

country?

A) France

B) Russia

C) Ukraine

D) Germany

Answer & Explanation: Crimea now became a part of Russia.





Question: What was the Bank Rate as on April 1, 2014?

A) 6.5%

B) 9.0%C) 8.0%

D) 7.5%

Answer & Explanation: Bank Rate as on April 1, 2014 was 9%.

Question: What was the Cash Reserve Ratio as on April 1, 2014?

A) 3.0%

B) 4.0%

C) 6.0%

D) 5.0%Answer & Explanation: Cash Reserve Ratio as on April 1, 2014 was 4.0%.

Question: What was the Base Rate as on April 1, 2014?

A) 8.3%-10.30%

B) 7.0%-9.0%

C) 9.80%-10.25%

D) 10.20%-12.0%

Answer & Explanation: Base Rate as on April 1, 2014 was 9.80%-10.25%.

Question: The Reserve Bank of India on March 27, 2014 said that it had

extended the deadline for Indian banks to meet capital requirements under the

so-called Basel III norms by the year to____.

A) March 31, 2017

B) March 31, 2019

C) March 31, 2016

D) March 31, 2020

Answer & Explanation: March 31, 2019

Question: The Reserve Bank of India has extended the ‘ECB’ window for Indian

airlines to raise money from abroad to March 2015, against the earlier deadline

of December 2013. What is the full form of ECBs?

A) Estimate Commercial Borrowings





B) Elaborate Commercial Borrowings

C) External Commercial Borrowings

D) Expansive Commercial Borrowings

Answer & Explanation: Full form of ECBs is External Commercial Borrowings.

Question: In the end of December 2013, India’s external debt stood at?

A) $ 456 billion

B) $426 billion

C) $ 300 billion

D) $ 280 billion

Answer & Explanation: India’s external debt stood at $426 billion.

Question: Reserve Bank of India on March 14, 2014 entered into an agreementwith Financial Services Agency (FSA) for cooperation in the area of banking

supervision. FSA is an organization responsible for overseeing banking,

securities and exchange, and insurance in order to ensure the stability of the

financial system. FSA is an Organization of which country?

A) Vietnam

B) America

C) Japan

D) Russia

Answer & Explanation: FSA is an Organization of Japan.

Question: What is/are the name of applicant/applicants, RBI granted ‘in-

principal’ approval to open a bank recently?

A) IDFC

B) Bandhan Financial

C) Larsen $ Toubro

D) Only A and B

Answer & Explanation: Only A and B

Question: What was the name of the committee that recommended that the two

applicants are suitable for grant of ‘in-principal’ approval of Bank Licences?

A) Rajan Committee

B) Hanthi Committe





C) High Level Advisory Committee

D) Jalan Committee

Answer & Explanation: High Level Advisory Committee

Question: What is the name of Managing Director & CEO of Infrastructure and

Development Finance Company (IDFC)?

A) S.K. Jain

B) Vikram Limaye

C) S.R. Bansal

D) Arun Tiwari

Answer & Explanation: Vikram Limaye is the Managing Director & CEO of

IDFC.

Question: Which zone of India won the Deodhar Trophy 2014 in

Visakhapatnam on March 27, 2014?

A) North Zone

B) South Zone

C) West Zone

D) Central Zone

Answer & Explanation: West Zone won the Deodhar Trophy 2014.

Question: Who clinched the 2014 Asia Cup trophy with a comfortable five-

wicket victory over defending champions Pakistan?

A) India

B) Sri Lanka

C) Bangladesh

D) Afghanistan

Answer & Explanation: Sri Lanka clinched the 2014 Asia Cup trophy.

Question: What was the name of South African, international cricketer, who has

announced his retirement from all forms of the game?

A) Herschelle Gibbs

B) AB de Villiers

C) Graeme Smith

D) Dale Steyn





Answer & Explanation: Graeme Smith has announced his retirement from all

forms of the game.

Question: Who won their maiden Vijay Hazare Trophy defeating Railways byfour wickets in the low-scoring final in Kolkata on March 16, 2014?

A) Madhya Pradesh

B) Mumbai

C) Uttar Pradesh

D) Karnataka

Answer & Explanation: Karnataka won their maiden Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Question: Who has been appointed as the Interim President of the Board of

Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on March 28, 2014? A) N. Srinivasan

B) Sunil Gavaskar

C) Jagmohan Dalmiya

D) Krishnamachari Srikkanth

Answer & Explanation: Sunil Gavaskar has been appointed as the Interim

President of BCCI.

Question: Who has emerged as the champion of the Prestigious Bundesliga

title in record time by defeating Hertha Berlin 3-1 on March 25, 2014?

A) FC Augsburg

B) Bayer Leverkusen

C) Bayern Munich

D) Borussia Dortmund

Answer & Explanation: Bayern Munich has emerged as the champion of the

Prestigious Bundesliga title.

Question: Who won the 68th senior national football championship or

Santosh Trophy by defeating Railways 3-0 in the final played at Kanchenjunga

Stadium in Siliguri, West Bengal?

A) Uttar Pradesh

B) Tamil Nadu

C) Karnataka





D) Mizoram

Answer & Explanation: Mizoram won the 68th senior national football

championship.

Question: Who emerged as the champion of the fourth Hockey India Women’s

National Championships by beating Haryana 4-0 in the final in Bhopal on

March 23, 2014?

A) Goa

B) Railways

C) Services

D) Madhya Pradesh

Answer & Explanation: Railways emerged as the champion of the fourth

Hockey India Women’s National Championships.

Question: Who has been appointed the coach of the National men’s hockey

team on March 26, 2014?

A) V. Basakaran

B) Jude Felix

C) Terence Walsh

D) Harendra Singh

Answer & Explanation: Jude Felix has been appointed the coach of the

National men’s hockey team.

Question: Who lifted the Vasan Eye Care-ITF Men’s Futures Tennis

Championship title on March 22 in Tiruchi?

A) Enrique Lopez-Perez

B) N. Sriram Balaji

C) Victor Recio

D) M. Safwat

Answer & Explanation: Enrique Lopez-Perez lifted the Vasan Eye Care-ITF

Men’s Futures Tennis Championship title.

Question: Who thrashed China Li Na by 7-5, 6-1 in the final on March 29 in

Miami to clinched a record seventh Sony open title?

A) Agnieszka Radwanska





B) Serena Williams

C) Victoria Azarenika

D) Maria Sharapova

Answer & Explanation: Serena Williams clinched a record seventh Sony opentitle.

Question: Who won the Arnold Palmer PGA Tour golf title at Orlando, Florida

on March 23, 2014?

A) Jason Day

B) Tiger Woods

C) Matt Every

D) Adam Scott

Answer & Explanation: Matt Every won the Arnold Palmer PGA Tour golf title.

Question: Who won the sixth Kolkata Open International Chess Tournament

on March 27, 2014?

A) Magnus Carlsen

B) Oliver Barbosa

C) Alexander Grischuk

D) Fabiano Caruana

Answer & Explanation: Oliver Barbosa won the sixth Kolkata Open

International Chess Tournament.

Question: Who emerged as the champion of the World Candidates Chess

Tournament in the 12th round with one round to spare at Khanty Mansisyk,

Russia on March 29, 2014?

A) Levon Aronian

B) Magnus Carlsen

C) Vladimir Kramnik

D) Viswanathan Anand

Answer & Explanation: Viswanathan Anand emerged as the champion of the

World Candidates Chess Tournament.

Question: Who emerged as the winner of the season-opening Australian

Grand Prix on March 16, 2014 at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne?





A) Sebastian Vettel

B) Nico Rosberg

C) Lewis Hamilton

D) Ferando AlonsoAnswer & Explanation: Nico Rosberg emerged as the winner of the season-

opening Australian Grand Prix.

Question: Who won the Malaysian Grand Prix on March 30, 2014 in Sepang?

A) Janson Button

B) Sebastian Vettel

C) Lewis Hamilton

D) Nico Hulkenberg

Answer & Explanation: Lewis Hemilton won the Malaysian Grand Prix.

Question: Who won the 64th National Basketball Championship men’s title

on March 5, 2014 at the Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium in New Delhi?

A) Uttar Pradesh

B) Andhra Pradesh

C) Karnataka

D) Tamil Nadu

Answer & Explanation: Tamil Nadu won the 64th National Basketball

Championship men’s title.

Question: Who clinched the World Women’s Squash Championship on

March 23, 2014 beating Egypt’s Nour El Sherbini in the final at George Town in

Malayasia?

A) Nicol David

B) Dipika Pallikal

C) Laura Massaro

D) Amanda Sobhy

Answer & Explanation: Laura Massaro World Women’s Squash Championship

title.

Question: Who won the men’s Federation Cup Volleyball title on March 5,

2014 at Kizhakkambalam , Ernakulam in Kerala?





Question: Who has been appointed as the new governor of Kerala?

A) Nikhil Kumar

B) Oommen Chandy

C) Ramesh YadavD) Sheila Dikshit

Answer & Explanation: Sheila Dikshit has been appointed as the new

governor of Kerala.

Question: What was the name of a British Labour politician, who died recently

on March 14, 2014 and was a Member of Parliament for 47 years and Cabinet

Minister under Harold Wilson and James Callaghan in the 1960s and 1970s?

A) Tony Benn

B) Bob CrowC) Alain Resnais

D) Sheila Macrae

Answer & Explanation: Tony Benn was the name of a British Labour politician,

who died recently.

Question: Who has been honoured with ‘Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Award’ for the

year 2013 for her contribution in the field of women’s rights, gender issues, legal

counseling and institutional support to women and girls?

A) M. Venkaiah

B) Vartika Nanda

C) Seema Sakhare

D) T. Radha

Answer & Explanation: Seema Sakhare been honoured with ‘Devi Ahilyabai

Holkar Award’ for the year 2013.

Question: Who has been honoured with US International Women of Courage

award on March 4, 2014 for being a standard-bearer for the movement to end

acid attacks in India?

A) Merra Kumar

B) Laxmi

C) Santosh Kumari

D) Shamita Shethi





Answer & Explanation: Laxmi has been honoured with US International

Women of Courage award.

Question: Who has been honoured with ‘Rani Lakshmibai Award’ for the year2013 for her work in the field of women’s empowerment?

A) K. Prashanti

B) Manasi Pradhan

C) Aditi Rao

D) Sheila Sharma

Answer & Explanation: Manasi Pradhan has been honoured with ‘Rani

Lakshmibai Award’ for the year 2013.

Question: Rajesh Gopa Kumar won the GD Birla award for scientific researchfor his work on?

A) Microbial Factories

B) Quantum Field Theory and String Theory

C) Nano Fibers and Mind Speculation

D) Motor Engine

Answer & Explanation: Quantum Field Theory and String Theory

Question: Who has been selected for the prestigious G.D. Birla award for

scientific research for 2013?

A) Nibir Mandal

B) D.D. Sharma

C) Rajesh Gopa Kumar

D) Sriram Ramaswamy

Answer & Explanation: Rajesh Gopa Kumar has been selected for the

prestigious G.D. Birla award for scientific research for 2013.

Question: Who is at the top position of world Richest Billionaire of the world

according to Forbes magazine’s 28th Annual World billionaires list released on

March 3, 2014?

A) Warren Buffet

B) Bill Gates

C) Mogul Carlos Slim Helu





D) Larry Ellison

Answer & Explanation: Bill Gates is at the top position of world Richest

Billionaire.

Question: Who has been honoured with the Kaif i Azmi award on March 22,

2014 in Lucknow?

A) Sharib Rudaulvi

B) Mudra Rakshasa

C) Both of the Above

D) None of the Above

Answer & Explanation: C) Both of the Above

Question: Who has been selected for the prestigious Saraswati Samman forthe year 2013 for his book ‘Dhool Pausho Par ’?

A) Sugathakumari

B) Govind Mishra

C) AA Manavalan

D) Surjit Paatar

Answer & Explanation: Govind Mishra has been selected for the prestigious

Saraswati Samman for the year 2013.

Question: Who has been selected for the Pritzker Architecture Prize, 2014 for

his exceptional services in developing inexpensive and easy to construct and

dismantle structure for disaster-hit areas?

A) Eduardo Moura

B) Ryue Nishizawa

C) Toyo Ito

D) Shigeru Ban

Answer & Explanation: Shigeru Ban has been selected for Pritzker

Architecture prize 2014.

Question: Who has been honoured with the coveted Laureus World ‘Sportsman

of the year ’ Award in Kuala Lumpur on March 26, 2014?

A) Sebastian Vettel

B) Rafael Nadal





C) Virat Kohli

D) Cristiano Ronaldo

Answer & Explanation: Sebastian Vettel has been honoured with the coveted

Laureus World ‘Sportsman of the year’ Award.

Question: Who has been honoured with the coveted Laureus World

‘Sportswoman of the year ’ Award in Kuala Lumpur on March 26, 2014?

A) Serena Williams

B) Yelena Isinbayeva

C) Missy Franklin

D) Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

Answer & Explanation: Missy Franklin has been honoured with the coveted

Laureus World ‘Sportswoman of the year’ Award.

Question: India is placed at what position out of 189 countries in a list prepared

by an international organisation that ranks nations on the number of women

representative in Parliament?

A) 123rd

B) 150th

C) 111th

D) 97th

Answer & Explanation: India is placed at 111th position.

Question: What is the name of the author of the book ‘12 Year A Slave’?

A) Blooks Bury

B) Solomon Northup Pirates

C) Wendy Doniger

D) Simon Denyer

Answer & Explanation: Solomon Northup Pirates is the author of book ’12

Year A Slave’.

Question: What is the name of the author of the book ‘Ambedkar: Awakening

India’s Social Conscience’?

A) Anita Nair

B) Indrajit Hazara





C) Narendra Jadhav

D) Arundhati Roy

Answer & Explanation: Narendra Jadhav is the author of book ‘Ambedkar

Awakening India’s Social Conscience’.

Question: The third Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and

Economic Co-operation (BIMSTEC) summit was concluded in?

A) Bronte

B) Colombo

C) Nay Pyi Taw

D) India

Answer & Explanation: Third BIMSTEC summit was concluded in Nay Pyi Taw.

Question: Which country was officially certified ‘polio free’ on March 27, 2014 by

the World Health Organization (WHO)?

A) Pakistan

B) India

C) Afghanistan

D) Nigeria

Answer & Explanation: India was officially certified ‘polio free’ on March 27,

2014.

Question: The Trade Deficit for April-February 2013-14 was estimated at?

A) $ 28956.75 million

B) $ 32190.70 million

C) $ 128086.26 million

D) $ 238764.90 million

Answer & Explanation: Trade Deficit for April-February 2013-14 was estimated

at $128086.26 million.

Question: As per the Forbes’ list (March 2014), the richest person of the world?

A) Bill Gates

B) Warren Buffet

C) Mogul Carlos Slim Helu

D) Larry Ellison





Answer & Explanation: Bill Gates is the richest person of the world.

Question: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed how many private

sector banks to import gold? A) three

B) four

C) six

D) five

Answer & Explanation: RBI has allowed five private sector banks to import

gold.

Question: Who has acquired Whats App for $ 19 billion on February 19, 2014?

A) OrkutB) Oracle

C) Apple

D) Facebook

Answer & Explanation: Facebook acquired Whats App for $ 19 billion.

Question: According to the World Economic Outlook update of International

Monetary Fund, India is likely to register an economic growth rate of ____this

financial year 2013-14?

A) 4.6%

B) 4.3%

C) 5.5%

D) 5.7%

Answer & Explanation: According to the World Economic Outlook update of

International Monetary Fund India register an economic growth rate of 4.6% this

financial year 2013-14.

Question: Who became third largest Crude Oil importer in the world?

A) China

B) India

C) America

D) Japan





Answer & Explanation: India became third largest Crude Oil importer in the

world.

Question: As per the Forbes’ list (March 2014), the richest Indian is? A) Laxmi Mittal

B) Sunil Bharti

C) Mukesh Ambani

D) Azim Premji

Answer & Explanation: Mukesh Ambani is the richest Indian.

Question: What is the new name of Ennore Port of India?

A) V.O. Chidambarnar Port

B) Adani PortC) Mundra Port

D) Kamaraj Port

Answer & Explanation: Kamaraj Port is the new name of Ennore Port.

Question: As per the standard practice, at the end of December, India’s external

debt stood at___?

A) $ 300.0 billion

B) $ 296 billion

C) $ 426.0 billion

D) $ 325.0 billion

Answer & Explanation: India’s external debt stood at $ 426.0 billion.

Question: What was the Bank Rate as on April 1, 2014?

A) 6.5%

B) 9.0%

C) 8.0%

D) 7.5%

Answer & Explanation: Bank Rate as on April 1, 2014 was 9%.

Question: In which State or Union Territory election of India, None of the Above

(NOTA) was first used by Election commission of India?

A) Mizoram





Answer & Explanation: Ajay S. Shriram has been elected President of CII.

Question: What was the name of India’s best known writer who won fame for a

searing book on partition of the sub-continent as well as his once daringdescription of sex, died on March 20, 2014 aged 99?

A) Anja Niedringhaus

B) VK Murthy

C) Khushwant Singh

D) TC Teli

Answer & Explanation: Khushwant Singh

Question: Surya Kiran Drills VI was a joint military exercise between India

and? A) Nepal

B) Russia

C) America

D) Vietnam

Answer & Explanation: -Surya Kiran Drills VI was a joint military exercise

between India and Nepal.

Question: Which state of India was placed on the top spot in term o f ‘economic

freedom’ in the recently released ‘the Economic Freedom of the States of India

2013 report’?

A) Kerala

B) Gujarat

C) Tamil Nadu

D) Karnataka

Answer & Explanation: Gujarat placed on the top spot in term of ‘economic

freedom of the Sate’.

Question: Government of India (Union Home Ministry) on February 27, 2014

constituted one-man expert committee to study and examine the demand of a

separate Bodoland state, which will be carved out from Assam. Who is the head

of one-man expert committee?

A) G.K. Pillai





B) P. Chindram

C) Tarun Gogoi

D) Anand Sinha

Answer & Explanation: G.K. Pillai is the head of one-man expert committee.

Question: Which state government recently honoured 23 Eminent Personalities

by Yash Bharti Samman 2014 Awards?

A) Uttar Pradesh

B) Rajasthan

C) Madhya Pradesh

D) Gujarat

Answer & Explanation: Uttar Pradesh state government recently given Yash

Bharti Samman 2014.

Question: Who is the Chief Minister of Haryana?

A) Nabam Tuki

B) Bhupinder S. Hooda

C) Raman Singh

D) Omar Abdullah

Answer & Explanation: Bhupinder S. Hooda is the Chief Minister of Haryana.

Question: Who is the Chief Minister of Mizoram?

A) Hemant Soren

B) Neiphiu Rio

C) Mukul M. Sangma

D) Lal Thanhawal

Answer & Explanation: Lal Thanhawal is the Chief Minister of Mizroam.

Question: Who is the Chief Minister of Tripura?

A) Harish Rawat

B) Manik Sarkar

C) Pawan Chamling

D) K. Siddaramaiah

Answer & Explanation: Manik Sarkar is the Chief Minister of Tripura.





D) Poonam Kishore Saxena

Answer & Explanation: Poonam Kishore Saxena is the chairperson of Central

Board of Direct Taxes.

Question: Who is the chairman of Competition Commission of India?

A) Arun Chaudhary

B) Ashok Chawla

C) Sam Pitroda

D) Ratan Tata

Answer & Explanation: Ashok Chawla is the chairman of Competition

Commission of India.

Question: Who is the chairman of NASSCOM? A) S.C. Sinha

B) Subhash Joshi

C) K. Natarajan

D) Y.V. Reddy

Answer & Explanation: K. Natarajan the chairman of NASSCOM.

Question: Who is the president of Chile?

A) Tony Abbott

B) Michelle Bachelet

C) Werner Faymann

D) Alexander Lukashenko

Answer & Explanation: Michelle Bachelet is the president of Chile.

Question: Who is the president of France?

A) Evo Morales

B) Dilma Rousseff

C) Francois Hollande

D) Phnom Penh

Answer & Explanation: Francois Hollande is the president of France.

Question: Who is the Prime Minister of Italy?

A) Matteo Renzi





Question: Who is the Secretary-General of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

(NATO)?

A) Anders Fogh RasmussenB) Yukiya Amano

C) Alan Issac

D) Herman Van Rompuy

Answer & Explanation: Anders Fogh Rasmussen is the Secretary-General of

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.

Question: Who is the Secretary-General of ASEAN?

A) Robert Azevedo

B) Margaret ChanC) Anthony Lake

D) Luong Minh

Answer & Explanation: Luong Minh is the Secretary-General of ASEAN.

Question: Who is the President of Ukraine?

A) Oleksander Turchinov

B) Arseny Yatseniuk

C) Ahmed Saleem

D) Eveline Widmer Schlumpf

Answer & Explanation: Ahmed Saleem is the Secretary-General of SAARC.

Question: Who won the title of the men’s singles at the Badminton Asia

Championships in South Korea on April 7, 2014?

A) Wang Zhengming

B) Lin Dan

C) Lee Chong Wai

D) Tommy Sugiarto

Answer & Explanation: Lin Dan won the title of the men’s singles.

Question: Who won the Badminton Singapore Open title by defeating world no.

1 Lee Chong Wei on April 13, 2014?

A) Son Wan Ho





B) Tien Minh Nguyen

C) Boonsak Ponsana

D) Simon Santoso

Answer & Explanation: Simon Santoso won the Badminton Singapore Opentitle.

Question: Who won the India Open Super Series badminton tournament

men’s singles title defeating Chen Long of China in the final in New Delhi on April

6, 2014?

A) Lee Chong Wei

B) Jan O Jorgensen

C) Kenichi Tago

D) Du PengyuAnswer & Explanation: Lee Chong Wei won the India Open Super Series

badminton tournament men’s singles.

Question: Who won the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship by

defeating Alex Leapai of Australia on 26 April 2014?

A) Kubrat Pulev

B) Chris Arreola

C) Wladimir Klitschko

D) Tony Thomspon

Answer & Explanation: Wladimir Klitschko the World Heavyweight

Championship.

Question: Who won the Dubai International Open Chess tournament

defeating top seed Anton Korobov of Ukraine in the final round game on April 16,

2014?

A) Romain Edouard

B) Levon Aronian

C) Fabiano Caruana


Answer & Explanation: Romain Edouard won the Dubai International Open

Chess tournament.





Question: What was the name of India Golfer, who won the Indonesia Masters

title on April 27, 2014?

A) Gaganjeet Bhullar

B) Siddikur RahmanC) Anirban Lahiri

D) Ajeet Rastogi

Answer & Explanation: Anirban Lahiri won the Indonesia Masters title.

Question: Who won the Masters Golf tournament 2014 for a second time in

three years with a three-shot victory at Augusta National, USA on April 13, 2014?

A) Adam Scott

B) Henrik Stenson

C) Tiger WoodsD) Bubba Watson

Answer & Explanation: Bubba Watson won the Masters Golf tournament

2014.

Question: Who won the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai on April 20, 2014

comfortably ahead of his team-mate Nico Roseberg as Mercedes tightened their

grip on the season with their third one-two finish in a row?

A) Fernando Alonso

B) Lewis Hamilton

C) Sebastian Vettel

D) Daniel Ricciardo

Answer & Explanation: Lewis Hamilton won the Chinese Grand Prix.

Question: Who won the Behrain Grand Pix title in the Formula One Race held

in Manama on April 6, 2014?

A) Jenson Button

B) Nico Roseberg

C) Sebastian Vettel

D) Lewis Hamilton

Answer & Explanation: Lewis Hamilton won the Behrain Grand Pix title.





Question: Who won the World Women’s Billiards Championship defeating

former champion R. Umadevi’s in the final at Leeds, UK on April 24, 2014?

A) Han Yu

B) Robelin AmitC) Emma Booney

D) Kelly Fisher

Answer & Explanation: Emma Booney won the World Women’s Billiards

Championship.

Question: Who won the men’s trap Gold in the ISSF Shotgun World Cup in

Tucson (USA) on April 11, 2014?

A) Abhinav Bindra

B) Vijay KumarC) Gagan Narang

D) Manavjit Sandhu

Answer & Explanation: Manavjit Sandhu won the men’s trap Gold in the ISSF

Shotgun World Cup.

Question: Who clinched the ninth WSA World Tour title of her career, defeating

top-seed Rachael Grinham of Australia in the final of the Richmond Squash

Open held at Virginia, USA on April 20, 2014?

A) Dipika Pallikal

B) Joshna Chinappa

C) PV Sindhu

D) Prerna Singh

Answer & Explanation: Joshna Chinappa won the Richmond Squash Open

title.

Question: Who clinched the Fiberglass Texas Open women’s squash

championship title?

A) Nour El Sherbini

B) Dipika Pallikal

C) Nicol David

D) Laura Massaro





Answer & Explanation: Nour El Sherbini clinched the Fiberglass Texas Open

women’s squash championship title.

Question: Who won the Barcelona Open Tennis title, defeating Colombia’sSantiago Giraldo on April 27, 2014?

A) Rafael Nadal

B) Fernando Verdasco

C) Roger Federer

D) Kei Nishikori

Answer & Explanation: Kei Nishikori won the Barcelona Open title 2014.

Question: Who won the Monte Carlo Masters defeating Roger Federer on April

20, 2014? A) Rafael Nadal

B) Novak Djokovic

C) Stanislas Wawrinka

D) Todd Martin

Answer & Explanation: Stanislas Wawrinka won the Monte Carlo Masters

tournament title.

Question: Who won the ICC T20 World cup by beating India in the final at the

Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on April 6, 2014??

A) Australia

B) Sri Lanka

C) Pakistan

D) England

Answer & Explanation: Sri Lanka won the ICC T20 World cup.

Question: Who was named Man of the Tournament for his record tally 319

runs in the 2014 T20 World Cup?

A) Virat Kohli

B) Kumar Sangakkara

C) Kushal Perera

D) Ravindra Jadeja

Answer & Explanation: Virat Kohli was named Man of the Tournament.





Question: Who won the Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 defeating Uttar Pradesh by 3

runs in the final played in Mumbai on April 14, 2014?

A) Tamil NaduB) Rajasthan

C) Karnataka

D) Baroda

Answer & Explanation: Baroda won the Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20.

Question: Who won the women’s World T20 crown defeating England in the

final at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium on April 6, 2014?

A) India

B) AustraliaC) South Africa

D) New Zealand

Answer & Explanation: Australia won the women’s World T20.

Question: What is the name of Indian cricketer, who has been named one of the

five “Wisden Cricketers of the Year ”?

A) Virat Kohli

B) Suresh Raina

C) Shikhar Dhawan

D) Ravindra Jadeja

Answer & Explanation: Shikhar Dhawan is the name of Indian cricketer.

Question: When World Blood Donor Day is observed across the world?

A) July 23

B) May 23

C) April 26

D) June 14

Answer & Explanation: World Blood Donor Day observed across the world on

June 14.

Question: When Father’s Day is observed across the world?

A) March 26





B) May 28

C) June 15

D) August 10

Answer & Explanation: June 15.

Question: When World Environment Day is observed across the world?

A) June 5

B) October 26

C) October 08

D) July 01

Answer & Explanation: World Environment Day is observed across the world

on June 5.

Question: Who was appointed Sri Lana’s new High Commissioner to India on

April 18, 2014?

A) Ratnasiri Wickramanayake

B) Sudarshan Seneviratne

C) P. Dayaratne

D) Nimal Siripala

Answer & Explanation: Sudarshan Seneviratne was appointed Sri Lana’s new

High Commissioner to India.

Question: Who won an unprecedented 4th term as the President of Algeria

with 81.53 percent of the votes in the Presidential election held on April 17,

2014?

A) Ali Benflias

B) Moussa Touati

C) Louisa Hanoune

D) Abdelaziz Bouteflika

Answer & Explanation: Abdelaziz Bouteflika won an unprecedented 4th term

as the President of Algeria.

Question: Who was re-elected for the second consecutive four-term as the

Prime Minister of Hungary on April 8, 2014?

A) Gordon Bajnai





B) Ferenc Gyurcsany

C) Viktor Orban

D) Peter Medgyessy

Answer & Explanation: Viktor Orban was re-elected for the secondconsecutive four-term as the Prime Minister of Hungary.

Question: Who was promoted as the new Prime Minister of Mali on April 5,

2014, after country’s first post-war Prime Minister Oumar Tatam Ly quit just six

months into office?

A) Moussa Mara

B) Django Sissoko

C) Cheick Modibo Diarra

D) Modibo SidibeAnswer & Explanation: Moussa Mara was promoted as the new Prime Minister

of Mali.

Question: Who was sworn in Malta’s ninth President on April 04, 2014?

A) Dioncounda Traore

B) Amadou Sanogo

C) Alpha Oumar Konare

D) Marie Louise Coleiro Preca

Answer & Explanation: Marie Louise Coleiro Preca was sworn in Malta’s ninth

President.

Question: Who took over as the Prime Minister of France recently in 2014?

A) Jean-Pierre Raffarin

B) Manuel Valls

C) Jean-Marc Ayrault

D) Francios Fillon

Answer & Explanation: Manuel Valls took over as the Prime Minister of

France.

Question: Who has been appointed as the 41st Chief Justice of India on April

27, 2014 by Hon’ble President Pranab Mukherjee?

A) P. Sathasivam





C) Ranee Narah

D) Ninong Ering

Answer & Explanation: Arvind Mayaram has been appointed as the new

Finance Secretary.

Question: Who took over from Anand Sinha as the Deputy Governor of the

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on April 3, 2014?

A) A.H. Khan

B) Bharatsinh Solanki

C) Deepa Dasmunsi

D) R. Gandhi

Answer & Explanation: R. Gandhi is the new Deputy Governor of the Reserve

Bank of India (RBI).

Question: Who was appointed as the new Director General of the country’s

largest border guarding force, BSF, on April 02, 2014?

A) Dilip Trivedi

B) Beni Prasad

C) D.K. Pathak

D) Ranjit Sinha

Answer & Explanation: D.K. Pathak appointed as the new Director General of

BSF.

Question: Who is the author of the book “The Accid ental Prime Minister- the

making and unmaking of Manmohan Singh ”?

A) Arun Shourie

B) Nirmal Verma

C) Govind Mishra

D) Sanjaya Baru

Answer & Explanation: Sanjaya Baru is the author of the book “The

Accidenta l Pr ime Minister- the making and u nmaking of Manmoh an Singh ”.

Question: What was the name of the author of the book “One Hundr ed Years

of Sol i tude ”, who was one of the world’s most popular writers, died on April 17,

2014 at the age of 87?





A) James Stewart

B) Mark Twain

C) Gabriel Garcia Marquez

D) P.G. WodehouseAnswer & Explanation: Gabriel Garcia Marquez was one of the world’s most

popular writers, died recently at the age of 87.

Question: What is the name of the author of novel “Goldf inch ”, who won the

USA’s most prestigious literary award, Pulitzer in fiction category, on April 13,

2014?

A) Donna Tartt

B) Richard Nixon

C) Robert ToscanoD) Eugene O’Neill

Answer & Explanation: Donna Tartt is the name of the author of novel

“Goldfinch”.

Question: India conducted successful maiden night test of its indigenously

developed nuclear-capable Agni-I ballistic missile with strike range of

_______from a test range off Odisha coast part.

A) 600km

B) 700 km

C) 500km

D) 400km

Answer & Explanation: India developed nuclear-capable Agni-I ballistic

missile with strike range of 700 km.

Question: Which company announced on April 07, 2014 that it would acquire

100 percent of Ranbaxy Laboratories in a $4 billion all-share transaction?

A) Adinath Bio-Lab Ltd

B) Bicon Limited

C) Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Limited

D) Sun Pharma

Answer & Explanation: Sun Pharma would acquire 100 percent of Ranbaxy

Laboratories in a $4 billion all-share transaction.





Question: Who was selected for M.S. Subbulakshmi Award in the category of

musician?

A) A.R. RahmanB) Mathangi Sathyamurthy

C) Upalappu Srinivas

D) Lalgudi Jayaraman

Answer & Explanation: Mathangi Sathyamurthy was selected for M.S.

Subbulakshmi Award in the category of musician.

Question: Which film won the best Hindi Film Award in the 61st National Films

Award?

A) ShahidB) Jolly L.L.B.

C) Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

D) Chennai Express

Answer & Explanation: Jolly L.L.B. won the best Hindi Film Award in the 61st

National Films Award.

Question: Who won the Best Actor Award in the 61st National Film Award?

A) Irrfan Khan

B) Himansh Kohli

C) Farhan Akhtar

D) Rajkumar Rao

Answer & Explanation: Rajkumar Rao won the Best Actor Award.

Question: What is the name of the Director of the movie Jolly L.L.B?

A) Subhash Kapoor

B) Anurag Kashyap

C) Tigmanshu Dhulia

D) Vikas Bahl

Answer & Explanation: Subhash Kapoor is the Director of the movie Jolly

L.L.B.

Question: Who has won the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2013?





A) K. Balachander

B) Gulzar

C) Pran Krishan Sikand

D) Soumitra ChatterjeeAnswer & Explanation: Gulzar

Question: Who has been conferred the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships

for the year 2013 at a function in Rashtrapati Bhawan on April 11, 2014?

A) P.K. Mehta

B) Kanak Rele

C) Wajahat Habibullah

D) Amitava Bhattacharya

Answer & Explanation: Kanak Rele has been conferred the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships for the year 2013.

Question: Who was crowned Femina Miss India 2014 on April 5, 2014 in

Mumbai?

A) Sonali Sehgal

B) Neha Kapur

C) Koyal Rana

D) Amrita Thapar

Answer & Explanation: Koyal Rana was crowned Femina Miss India 2014.

Question: Who has received the Most Efficient Navratna Award for the year

2013 at the fifth Dalai Investment Journal Awards night held in New Delhi?

A) Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL)

B) Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited (BHEL)

C) Coal India Limited

D) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)

Answer & Explanation: Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has Received the

Most Efficient Navratna Award for the year 2013.

Question: Who won the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize, popularly

known as Green Nobel, on April, 2014?

A) Vishwa Mohan Katoch





B) Arun Chaudhary

C) Ramesh Agarwal

D) Ashok Chawla

Answer & Explanation: Ramesh Agarwal won the prestigious GoldmanEnvironmental Prize.

Question: Which film won the Best Film Award in the 15th edition of

International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards?

A) Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

B) Shahid

C) Jolly L.L.B.

D) Chennai Express

Answer & Explanation: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag won the Best Film Award in the15th edition of IIFA.

Question: Who won the Best Actor Award in the 15th edition of International

Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards?

A) Shahrukh Khan

B) Hrithik Roshan

C) Arshad Warsi

D) Farhan Akhtar

Answer & Explanation: Farhan Akhtar won the Best Actor Award in the 15th

edition of IIFA.

Question: Who was selected by the Asian Squash Federation (ASF) for Dato

Alex Lee Award 2013?

A) Pankaj Advani

B) Piyush Chawla

C) Saurav Ghosal

D) Geet Sethi

Answer & Explanation: Saurav Ghosal was selected by the Asian Squash

Federation (ASF) for Dato Alex Lee Award 2013.

Question: Who won the Journalism Pulitzer Prize 2014 in the category Poetry?

A) Vijay Seshadri





B) Govind Mishra

C) Chris Hamby

D) Will Hobson

Answer & Explanation: Jason Szep and Andrew R.C. Marshall won theJournalism Pulitzer Prize 2014.

Question: Who has been conferred the rank of Knight Commander of the Most

Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE) on April 10 2014. KBE honour is one

of the highest honour given by the queen to civilians?

A) APJ Abdul Kalam

B) Sachin Tendulkar

C) Ratan Tata

D) M.S. DhoniAnswer & Explanation: Ratan Tata has been conferred the rank of Knight

Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE).

Question: Who won the 1 million-euro Millennium Technology Prize, on April

09, 2014?

A) Rafael Correa

B) Stuart Parkin

C) Raul Castro

D) Hun Sen

Answer & Explanation: Stuart Parkin won the 1 million-euro Millennium

Technology Prize.

Question: Who has received the Human rights Special Mention Award of the

French Republic from Francois Richier, Ambassador of France to India on April

2014?

A) NGO Chintan

B) NGO Aap Aur Hum

C) NGO Age Well Foundation

D) NGO Arti

Answer & Explanation: NGO Chintan has received the Human rights Special

Mention Award of the French Republic from Francois Richier.





Question: Who was named as one of the recipients of the prestigious Simon

Dack Award of the American College of Cardiology recently?

A) Rohit R. Sahi

B) Sumeet ChughC) Prerna Bhasin

D) R. Vishnu Vardhan

Answer & Explanation: Sumeet Chugh was named as one of the recipients of

the prestigious Simon Dack Award of the American College of Cardiology.

Question: What was the name of place, where recently a landslide triggered by

heavy rains buried in the village of Afghanistan?

A) Jalalabad

B) CharikarC) Chaghcharan

D) Badakshan

Answer & Explanation: Badakshan was the name of place.

Question: Cherrapunji, which once held the world record for the maximum

rainfall in a single year, was officially named for a second world record on April 4,

2014, reaffirming it as one of the wettest places on the Earth. In which state of

India Cherrapunji located?

A) Sikkim

B) Tripura

C) Meghalaya

D) Nagaland

Answer & Explanation: Cherrapunji is located in Meghalaya.

Question: According to a data released on April 30, 2014, by the International

Comparison Program (ICP), hosted by the Development of Data Group of the

World Bank Group, India overtook Japan as the world’s _____ largest economy

in 2011 in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP) basis.

A) third

B) second

C) fourth

D) fifth





Answer & Explanation: third

Question: India was ranked _____ among 148 economies in the Global

Information Technology Report 2014 released by World Economic Forum(WEF) on April 14, 2014.

A) 96

B) 64

C) 105

D) 83

Answer & Explanation: 83

Question: What is the name of Japan’s biggest mobile operator company that is

disconnecting from Tata Tele Services, its partner of five years at $1.3 billionloss?

A) SoftBank Telecom

B) NTT Docomo Telecom

C) Chungwa Telecom

D) Fujitsu Telecom

Answer & Explanation: NTT Docomo Telecom

Question: The World Bank on April 9, 2014, projected an economic growth rate

of ____ in fiscal year 2014 for India on the back of a more competitive exchange

rate and many large investments going forward.

A) 6.4%

B) 5.7%

C) 5.0%

D) 4.8%

Answer & Explanation: 5.7%

Question: What was the Bank Rate as on May 1, 2014?

A) 6%

B) 7%

C) 8%

D) 9%

Answer & Explanation: 9%





D) P. Kunhikrishnan

Answer & Explanation: P. Kunhikrishnan was the name of Director of second

navigation satellite IRNSS-1B.

Question: In which state of India, Supreme Court, nearly one-and-a-half year

after it banned mining, on April 21, 2014 allowed an annual cap of 20 million

tonnes of iron ore extraction in the State?

A) Bihar

B) Goa

C) Odisha

D) Madhya Pradesh

Answer & Explanation: Goa.

Question: What is the name of secretary-general, Federation of India Mineral

Industries?

A) Ratan Kumar Sinha

B) Ashok Chawla

C) R.K. Sharma

D) Ajay Chaddha

Answer & Explanation: R.K. Sharma is the name of secretary-general,

Federation of India Mineral Industries.

Question: The National Agriculture Innovation Project (NAIP) has led to an

increase in the annual income of farmers in 500 villages in India from 15,000 to

20,000. Who is the Director of NAIP?

A) Rama Rao

B) Shailesh Gupta

C) Vishwa Mohan Katoch

D) Avinash Chander

Answer & Explanation: Rama Rao is the Director of NAIP.

Question: Which country has become the only country in the world with

legislated corporate social responsibility (CSR) and a spending threshold of up to

$2.5 billion (Rs. 15,000 Cr)?

A) China





B) India

C) Bangladesh

D) US

Answer & Explanation: India became the only country in the world withlegislated corporate social responsibility (CSR) and a spending threshold of up to

$2.5 billion.

Question: The Army, on April 7, 2014 successfully test-fired an advanced

version of ____ range supersonic cruise missile BrahMos, as part of a user trail

at Pokhran test range in Rajasthan.

A) 250 km

B) 200 km

C) 320 kmD) 290 km

Answer & Explanation: 290 km is the range supersonic cruise missile BrahMos.

Question: Who is the President of Iran?

A) Tariq Anwar

B) Hassan Rouhani

C) E. Ahamed

D) Ghulam Nabi

Answer & Explanation: Hassan Rouhani is the President of Iran.

Question: Who is the Chief Minister of Nagaland?

A) K. Rosaiah

B) Neiphiu Rio

C) T.R. Zeliang

D) S.C. Jamir

Answer & Explanation: T.R. Zeliang is the Chief Minister of Nagaland.

Question: Who is the Chief Minister of Sikkim?

A) B.V. Wancho

B) B.S. Bhalla

C) Virendra Kataria

D) Pawan Chamling





Answer & Explanation: Pawan Chamling is the Chief Minister of Sikkim.

Question: Who is the Chief Minister of Odisha?

A) Naveen PatnaikB) K.K. Paul

C) Oommen Chandy

D) Jagannath Pahadia

Answer & Explanation: Naveen Patnaik is the Chief Minister of Odisha.

Question: Who is the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh?

A) K. Sankaranarayanan

B) Vakkom Purushothaman

C) Nabam TukiD) Margaret Alva

Answer & Explanation: Nabam Tuki the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh.

Question: Who is the Chief Minister of Goa?

A) Tarun Gogi

B) Manohar Parrikar

C) Parakash Singh Badal

D) Virbhadra Singh

Answer & Explanation: Manohar Parrikar is the Chief Minister of Goa.

Question: Who is the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India?

A) Vinod Rai

B) T.K. Viswanathan

C) Asif Ibrahim

D) Shashi Kant Sharma

Answer & Explanation: Shashi Kant Sharma is the Comptroller and Auditor-

General of India.

Question: Who is the Chairman, National Human Rights Commission?

A) Nasim Ahmad Zaidi

B) K.G. Balakrishna

C) Harishankar Brahma





D) Alok Joshi

Answer & Explanation: K.G. Balakrishna is the Chairman, National Human

Rights Commission.

Question: Who is the Secretary-General of Rajya Sabha?

A) Dilip Trivedi

B) Arvind Ranjan

C) Shumsher K. Sheriff

D) Sushma Singh

Answer & Explanation: Shumsher K. Sheriff is the Secretary-General of Rajya

Sabha.

Question: Who is the Director-General of Border Security Force (BSF)? A) S.C. Sinha

B) D.K. Pathak

C) Ranjit Sinha

D) V.S. Sampath

Answer & Explanation: D.K. Pathak is the Director-General of Border Security

Force (BSF).

Question: Who is the chairperson of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)?

A) Mamta Sharma

B) Sam Patroda

C) Poonam Kishore Saxena

D) Ratan Tata

Answer & Explanation: Poonam Kishore Saxena is the chairperson of CBDT.

Question: The Indian Navy and Republic of Singapore Navy participated in 2014

edition of annual bilateral naval exercise in Andaman Sea from May 22 to 28

2014. What was the name of the exercise?

A) GARUDA V

B) INDRA III

C) SIMBEX 14

D) NAVAL V

Answer & Explanation: SIMBEX 14 was the name of the exercise.





Question: What is the name of company that has developed India’s own card

payment network ‘RuPay’?

A) CICB) CWEC

C) IPCW

D) NPCI

Answer & Explanation: ‘RuPay’ India’s own card payment network has

developed by NPCI.

Question: When ‘Doctor’s Day’ observed across the world?

A) June 26

B) July 1C) July 15

D) June 17

Answer & Explanation: ‘Doctor’s Day’ observed across the world on July 1.

Question: When ‘World Population Day’ observed across the world?

A) August 21

B) June 26

C) May 21

D) July 11

Answer & Explanation: ‘World Population Day’ observed across the world on

July 11.

Question: Who was sworn in as the 15th Prime Minister of India?

A) Rajnath Singh

B) Narendra Modi

C) Manmohan Singh

D) Rahul Gandhi

Answer & Explanation: Narendra Modi was sworn in as the 15th Prime Minister

of India.

Question: Who was sworn in as the youngest Prime Minister of Libya?

A) Ahmed Maiteeq





D) Dilma Rousseff

Answer & Explanation: Kristin Lund was the name of first-ever woman

appointed as the chief oh UN peacekeeping operation.

Question: Who took over as the new Chief Information Commissioner of

India?

A) Sushma Singh

B) Ranjan Mathai

C) Rajiv Mathur

D) Sujatha Singh

Answer & Explanation: Rajiv Mathur took over as the new Chief Information

Commissioner.

Question: Who is the author of the book ‘Hard Choices’?

A) Nancy Powell

B) Chokila Iyer

C) Arundhati Bhattaharya

D) Hillary Clinton

Answer & Explanation: Hillary Clinton is the author of the book ‘Hard Choices’.

Question: Who is the author of the book ‘Anticipating India – the Best of

National Interest’?

A) Jaswant Singh

B) Shekhar Gupta

C) Nikhil Advani

D) Aarti Sulekha

Answer & Explanation: Shekhar Gupta is the author of the book ‘Anticipating

India – the Best of National Interest’.

Question: Who is the India Ambassador to Myanmar ?

A) S. Jaishankar

B) Gautam Mukhopadhyay

C) A.N. Browne

D) Pradeep Chaudhary





Answer & Explanation: Gautam Mukhopadhyay is the India Ambassador to

Myanmar.

Question: What was the name of India’s first Beyond Visual Range air -to-airmissile, which was successfully test-fired from a fighter aircraft Sukhoi-30 MKI?

A) Prithvi

B) Astra

C) Akash

D) Arjun

Answer & Explanation: ‘Astra’ the name of India’s first Beyond Visual Range

air-to-air missile.

Question: Who was the Projector Director of Astra missile, India’s first Air -to-Airmissile?

A) K. Radhakrishnan

B) S. Venugopal

C) K. Natarajan

D) P. Robert

Answer & Explanation: S. Venugopal was the Projector Director of Astra

missile.

Question: What was the name of the country that has signed an agreement on

border cooperation, promising to exchange information on insurgents, drugs and

human trafficking with India?

A) Bhutan

B) Myanmar

C) Bangladesh

D) Pakistan

Answer & Explanation: Myanmar has signed an agreement on border

cooperation, promising to exchange information on insurgents, drugs and human

trafficking.

Question: What is the capital of Myanmar?

A) Bhutan

B) Burma





C) Kalaumpur

D) Nay Pyi Taw

Answer & Explanation: Nay Pyi Taw is the capital of Myanmar.

Question: Who is the Chairman of Defence Research and Development

Organisation (DRDO)?

A) Ajeet Devol

B) Avinash Chander

C) K. Rangrajan

D) Damodar Sethi

Answer & Explanation: Avinash Chander is the Chairman of Defence

Research and Development Organisation.

Question: In the 67th Cannes Film Festival, who won the Best Actor Award?

A) Paul Mazursky

B) Alfonso Cuaron

C) Timothy Spall

D) Steve McQueen

Answer & Explanation: Timothy Spall won the Best Actor Award.

Question: In the 67th Cannes Film Festival, who won the Best Director award?

A) Oleg Negin

B) Alice Rohrwachser

C) Bennett Miller

D) Andrey Zvyagintsev

Answer & Explanation: Bennett Miller won the Best Director award.

Question: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allowed star trading houses (STH) and

premier trading houses (PTH) to import gold under ______ scheme?

A) 20:80

B) 80:20

C) 40:60

D) 60:40

Answer & Explanation: 20:80





Question: According to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) new norms, what is the

minimum age to open a Saving Bank account and to operate independently?

A) Above 18 yearsB) Above 10 years

C) Above 16 years

D) Above 14 years

Answer & Explanation: Minimum age to open a Saving Bank account is above

10 years.

Question: What was the name of Russia’s largest oil and gas producer company

that has inked an agreement with India’s ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) to jointly

explore hydrocarbons in the offshore Arctic? A) Transneft

B) Lukoil

C) Rosneft

D) Yukos

Answer & Explanation: Rosneft was the name of Russia’s largest oil and gas

Producer Company.

Question: Who was awarded with the prestigious Vyas Samman for the year

2013?

A) Vishwanath Tripathi

B) Kedarnath Singh

C) Vijay Seshadri

D) Govind Mishra

Answer & Explanation: Vishwanath Tripathi awarded with the prestigious

Vyas Samman.

Question: Who has won the Silver Shovel Award for volunteer service and

lifetime achievement in the media industry?

A) Jitin Prasad

B) Vishnu Sharma

C) Ravi Dhariwal

D) Rajiv Mathur





Answer & Explanation: Ravi Dhariwal has won the Silver Shovel Award for

volunteer service and lifetime achievement in the media industry.

Question: Who won the UNESCO Guillermo Cano World Press FreedomPrize?

A) Prithvi Raj

B) Ahmet Sik

C) Adam Smith

D) Neema Pari

Answer & Explanation: Ahmet Sik the UNESCO Guillermo Cano World Press

Freedom Prize.

Question: What was the name of Tablet of Microsoft that has been launchedrecently?

A) Nexus 2

B) Microsoft-Tab

C) Surface Pro 3

D) Tab-3

Answer & Explanation: Surface Pro 3 was the name of Tablet of Microsoft.

Question: Who became the youngest girl in the world to conquer the world’s

highest peak, Mount Everest?

A) Savita Kumari

B) Raveti Bharadwaj

C) Malavath Purna

D) Neelama Reedy

Answer & Explanation: Malavath Purna the youngest girl in the world to

conquer the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest.

Question: What was the name of world’s first electric aircraft that has

developed by Airbus?

A) E-Air

B) E-Electric

C) E-Fan

D) E-Battery





Answer & Explanation: E-Fan was the name of world’s first electric aircraft.

Question: Who took oath as the 15th Prime Minister of India?

A) Manmohan SinghB) Narendra Modi

C) Sushma Swaraj

D) Rajnath Singh

Answer & Explanation: Narendra Modi took oath as the 15th Prime Minister of

India.

Question: Among the following which country chief guest was not present in the

oath ceremony of 15th Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi?

A) NepalB) Sri Lanka

C) China

D) Bangladesh

Answer & Explanation: China.

Question: Expand DRDO?

A) Development Research and Defence Organisation

B) Department of Research and Defence Organisation

C) Development Research and Defence Organisation

D) Defence Research and Development Organisation

Answer & Explanation: Defence Research and Development Organisation

Question: In which state Supreme Court imposed a limited ban on 26 mining

leases for iron ore and manganese?

A) Goa

B) Karnataka

C) Odisha

D) Madhya Pradesh

Answer & Explanation: Supreme Court imposed a limited ban on 26 mining

leases for iron ore and manganese in Odisha.





Question: In which state of India Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has

successfully commissioned all the four units of the 520 MW underground hydro

power plant of NHPC recently?

A) KarnatakaB) Tamil Nadu

C) Himachal Pradesh

D) Rajasthan

Answer & Explanation: BHEL has successfully commissioned all the four units

of the 520 MW underground hydro power plant of NHPC in Himachal Pradesh.

Question: According to World Health Organization (WHO) report, which city is

most polluted in the world?

A) MumbaiB) Tokyo

C) Delhi

D) Detroit

Answer & Explanation: Delhi is most polluted in the world.

Question: What was the rank of India as the latest rankings of World Bank’s

Doing Business Report?

A) 140

B) 130

C) 121

D) 134

Answer & Explanation: 134 was the rank of India as the latest rankings of

World Bank’s Doing Business Report.

Question: the World Bank announced on to have approved a financing of about

____ for three new projects in Ukraine to help the crisis-hit country carry out the

critical reforms and build infrastructure?

A) 1.5 billion dollars

B) 2.9 billion dollars

C) 1.0 billion dollars

D) 1.3 billion dollars





Answer & Explanation: World Bank announced on to have approved a

financing of about 1.5 billion dollars for three new projects in Ukraine.

Question: The European Union disbursed its first loan tranche of _______ Euroto Ukraine?

A) 120 million

B) 100 million

C) 80 million

D) 60 million

Answer & Explanation: European Union disbursed its first loan tranche of 100

million to Ukraine.

Question: The 24th ASEAN summit was held from May 10 to 11, 2014 in ______?

A) India

B) Myanmar

C) Nepal

D) Sri Lanka

Answer & Explanation: 24th ASEAN summit was held in Myanmar .

Question: What was the Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) as on June 3, 2014?

A) 23%

B) 21%

C) 22.5%

D) 22%

Answer & Explanation: 22.5% was the Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) as on

June 3, 2014.

Question: What was the Bank Rate as on June 3, 2014?

A) 9%

B) 10%

C) 8%

D) 8.5%

Answer & Explanation: 9% was the Bank Rate as on June 3, 2014.





Question: What was the Repo Rate as on June 3, 2014?

A) 7.5%

B) 8%

C) 9%D) 6%

Answer & Explanation: 8% was the Repo Rate as on June 3, 2014.

Question: The Central Statistics Office (CSO) advance estimate for GDP

released on February 2014 had pegged the growth rate for 2013-14 at ______?

A) 5.3%

B) 5.4%

C) 4.7%

D) 4.9%Answer & Explanation: Growth Rate for 2013-14 at 4.9%.

Question: What is the name of the chairman of Apparel Export Promotion

Council (AEPC)?

A) Sameer Kaushik

B) Ashok Mathur

C) Virendra Uppal

D) Nripendra Mishra

Answer & Explanation: Virendra Uppal is the chairman of Apparel Export

Promotion Council.

Question: National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has developed

India’s first own payment gateway ‘RuPay’. Who is the Chairman of NPCI?

A) Dinesh Kumar Sarraf

B) Balachandran M.

C) Mohan Parasan

D) Rajiv Takru

Answer & Explanation: Balachandran M. is the Chairman of NPCI.

Question: Which India’s eastern neighbor country has emerged as its biggest

trading partner in the current fiscal replacing the UAE and pushing it to the third

spot, according to a study conducted by PHD Chamber of Commerce?





A) Iran

B) Saudi Arabia

C) China

D) BhutanAnswer & Explanation: China as its biggest trading partner in the current fiscal

replacing the UAE.

Question: Which committee is related to Customer Service in Banks?

A) P.J. Nayak Committee

B) Damodaran Committee

C) C. Rangrajan Committee

D) Urjit Patel Committee

Answer & Explanation: Damodaran Committee is related to Customer Servicein Banks.

Question: Where India- Africa business collaborations, an “Africa-India

Partnership Day” was organized on May 22, 2014?

A) Brisbane

B) Rwanda

C) Pretoria

D) Cape Town

Answer & Explanation: “Africa-India Partnership Day” was organized in

Rwanda.

Question: What is the name of Managing Director of EXIM Bank?

A) Aditya Puri

B) Yaduvendra Mathur

C) Archana Pandit

D) Rajeev Rishi

Answer & Explanation: Yaduvendra Mathur is the Managing Director of EXIM

Bank.

Question: What is the name of Home Minister of India?

A) Raj Nath Singh

B) P. Chidambaram





C) Ghulam Nabi Azad

D) Venkaiah Naidu

Answer & Explanation: Raj Nath Singh is the Home Minister of India.

Question: What is the name of External Affairs Minister of India?

A) Salman Khurshid

B) Nitin Gadkari

C) Jaipal Reddy

D) Sushma Swaraj

Answer & Explanation: Sushma Swaraj is the External Affairs Minister of India.

Question: What is the name of Defence Minister of India?

A) A.K. AntonyB) Arun Jaitley

C) V.K. Singh

D) Ajit Singh

Answer & Explanation: Arun Jaitley is the Defence Minister of India.

Question: What is the name of finance Minister of India?

A) Sudhil Kumar Shinde

B) Jaswant Singh

C) Arun Jaitley

D) Uma Bharti

Answer & Explanation: Arun Jaitley is the finance Minister of India.

Question: What is the name of Railway Minister of India?

A) D.V. Sadananda Gowda

B) Mallikarjun Kharge

C) Veerappa Moily

D) Harsimrat Kaur Badal

Answer & Explanation: D.V. Sadananda Gowda is the Railway Minister of

India.

Question: What is the name of Minority Affairs Minister of India?

A) Dinsha Patel





B) Paban Singh

C) Mainsh Tiwari

D) Vayalar Ravi

Answer & Explanation: Ananth Kumar is the Chemicals and FertilizersMinister of India.

Question: What is the name of Law & Justice Minister of India?

A) Kapil Sibal

B) Ravi Shankar Prasad

C) K. Chiranjeevi

D) Srikant Jena

Answer & Explanation: Ravi Shankar Prasad is the Law & Justice Minister.

Question: What is the name of Civil Aviation Minister of India?

A) Nitin Gadkari

B) Chandresh Kumari

C) Kalraj Mishra

D) A.G. Raju Pusapati

Answer & Explanation: A.G. Raju Pusapati is the Civil Aviation Minister.

Question: What is the name of Heavy Industries and Public enterprises

Minister of India?

A) Dinsha Patel

B) Anant Geete

C) Manish Tiwari

D) Praful Patel

Answer & Explanation: Anant Geete is the Heavy Industries and Public

enterprises Minister.

Question: What is the name of Tribal Affairs Minister of India?

A) V.K. Singh

B) Oscar Fernandes

C) Jual Oram

D) Ajit Singh

Answer & Explanation: Jual Oram is the Tribal Affairs Minister.





Question: What is the name of Agriculture Minister of India?

A) Radha Mohan Singh

B) Rajeev ShuklaC) Ramesh Jairam

D) Preneet Kaur

Answer & Explanation: Radha Mohan Singh is the Agriculture Minister.

Question: What is the name of Human Resource Development Minister of

India?

A) M.M. Pallam Raju

B) Thaawar Chand Gehlot

C) Jaipal ReddyD) Smriti Zubin Irani

Answer & Explanation: Smriti Zubin Irani is the Human Resource

Development Minister.

Question: What is the name of Health and Family Minister of India?

A) Kishore Chandra Deo

B) Kamal Nath

C) Harsh Vardhan

D) Sharad Pawar

Answer & Explanation: Harsh Vardhan is the Health and Family Minister.

Question: What is the name Lok Sabha Speaker of India?

A) Sumitra Mahajan

B) Mira Kumar

C) Kamal Nath

D) Sushma Swaraj

Answer & Explanation: Sumitra Mahajan is the Speaker of Lok Sabha.

Question: What is the name of Chief Justice of India?

A) P. Sathasivan

B) Mohan Parasan

C) R.M. Lodha

D) Goolam E. Vahanvati





Answer & Explanation: R.M. Lodha is the Chief Justice of India.

Question: What is the name of Chief of Army Staff of India?

A) Dalbir Singh SuhagB) Bikram Singh

C) R.K. Dhowan

D) Arup Raha

Answer & Explanation: Dalbir Singh Suhag is the Chief of Army Staff.

Question: Who is the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh?

A) Jagan Reddy

B) D.Y. Patil

C) Prakash Singh BadalD) N. Chandrababu Naidu

Answer & Explanation: N. Chandrababu Naidu is the Chief Minister of Andhra

Pradesh.

Question: Who is the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh?

A) Tarun Gogoi

B) Nabam Tuki

C) Raman Singh

D) Himant Soren

Answer & Explanation: Nabam Tuki the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh.

Question: Who is the Chief Minister of Bihar?

A) Nitish Kumar

B) Lalu Prasad Yadav

C) Jeetan Ram Manjhi

D) Ram Vilas Paswan

Answer & Explanation: Jeetan Ram Manjhi is the Chief Minister of Bihar.

Question: Who is the Chief Minister of Gujarat?

A) Anandiben Patel

B) Narendra Modi

C) M.K. Narayan





D) B.L. Jhoshi

Answer & Explanation: Anandiben Patel is the Chief Minister of Gujarat.

Question: Who is the Chief Minister of Odisha? A) K. Siddaramaiah

B) Virbhadra Singh

C) Naveen Patnaik

D) Manohar Parrikar

Answer & Explanation: Naveen Patnaik is the Chief Minister of Odisha.

Question: Who is the Chief Minister of Sikkim?

A) Pawan Chamling

B) Harish RawatC) T.R. Zealing

D) Lal Thanhawla

Answer & Explanation: Pawan Chamling is the Chief Minister of Sikkim.

Question: Who is the Chief Minister of Telangana?

A) E.S.L. Narasimhan

B) Oommen Chandy

C) K. Chandrasekhar Rao

D) Okram Ibobi Singh

Answer & Explanation: K. Chandrasekhar Rao is the Chief Minister of

Telangana.

Question: Who is the Chief Minister of Puducherry?

A) N. Rangaswamy

B) Virendra Kataria

C) Aziz Qureshi

D) Shivraj Paul

Answer & Explanation: N. Rangaswamy is the Chief Minister of Puducherry.

Question: Who is the Governor of Andhra Pradesh?

A) J.B. Patnaik

B) E.S.L. Narasimhan





Question: What was the name of the first indigenously developed air-to-air

missile, which was successfully test fired recently from a Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet

over the Arabia Sea off Goa?

A) AkashB) Prithvi

C) Arjun

D) Astra

Answer & Explanation: Astra was the first indigenously developed air-to-air

missile.

Question: Who won the 2014 UNESCO Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom

Prize 2014?

A) Reeyot AlemuB) Ahmad Zeidabadi

C) Ahmet Sik

D) May Chidiac

Answer & Explanation: Ahmet Sik won the 2014 UNESCO Guillermo Cano

World Press Freedom Prize.

Question: Who won the presidential election of Panama recently?

A) Juan Carlos Varela

B) Rodolfo Chiari

C) Federico Boyd

D) Pedro Antonio Diaz

Answer & Explanation: Juan Carlos Varela won the presidential election of

Panama.

Question: Who won the World Snooker Championship title 2014 on in Sheffield,

England?

A) Neil Robertson

B) Mark Selby

C) Ding Junhui

D) Ronnie O’Sullivan

Answer & Explanation: Mark Selby won the World Snooker Championship title

2014.





Question: What is the name of Islamist militants group of Nigeria is in news as it

has abducted more than 200 girls from north-eastern Nigeria?

A) Boko HaramB) Xiao Guodong

C) Ben Woolaston

D) Tom Ford

Answer & Explanation: Boko Haram has abducted more than 200 girls from

north-eastern Nigeria.

Question: According to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently issued guidelines,

what is the minimum age to independently open and operate saving bank

accounts and use other facilities like ATM and cheque book? A) Above 18 years

B) Below 10 years

C) Above 10 years

D) Below 18 years

Answer & Explanation: Above 10 years is the minimum age to independently

open and operate saving bank accounts.

Question: What was the name of India-American cardiologist, who won the

prestigious 2014 Gregory Bradeb Memorial Fellow of the Year Award?

A) Mitul Kadakia

B) Aditya Mehta

C) Saim Demra

D) Suresh Advani

Answer & Explanation: Mitul Kadakia won the prestigious 2014 Gregory Bradeb

Memorial Fellow of the Year Award.

Question: Who has been appointed recently as the first Woman Additional

Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)?

A) Soma Mondal

B) A.D. Ragvi

C) Archana Ramasundaram

D) Sushma Singh





Answer & Explanation: Archana Ramasundaram has been appointed as the

first Woman Additional Director of CBI.

Question: Who was named snooker’s Player of the Year 2014 award at thesport’s annual awards ceremony in London?

A) Mark Selby

B) Pankaj Advani

C) Ronnie O’Sullivan

D) Aditya Mehta

Answer & Explanation: Ronnie O’Sullivan was named snooker’s Player of the

Year 2014 award.

Question: Which Indian Documentary film has won three awards at 2014 NewYork Festivals International TV and Films Awards?

A) Silent Screams-India’s Fight Against Rape

B) Rangbhoomi

C) War and Peace

D) In Search of Indian Theatre

Answer & Explanation: Silent Screams-India’s Fight Against Rape

Question: Who won his 27th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title at Mutua

Madrid Open final?

A) Novak Djokovic

B) David Ferrer

C) Rafael Nadal

D) Stanislas Wawrinka

Answer & Explanation: Rafael Nadal won his 27th ATP World Tour Masters

1000 title at Mutua Madrid Open final.

Question: Which party won the South African national election 2014 with 62.2

percent of votes?

A) Agang South Africa

B) African National congress (ANC)

C) National Freedom Party

D) African Independent Congress (AIC)





Answer & Explanation: African National congress (ANC)

Question: Who won the women’s singles Mutua Madrid Open Tennis title by

defeating Romanian Simona Halep 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the final? A) Victoria Azarenka

B) Serena Williams

C) Agnieszka Radwanska

D) Maria Sharapova

Answer & Explanation: Maria Sharapova won the women’s singles Mutua

Madrid Open Tennis title.

Question: Who defeated defending champions Orissa to clinch the Senior

Women’s Football Championships title at Golaghat Stadium in Assam? A) Sikkim

B) Manipur

C) Karnataka

D) Gujarat

Answer & Explanation: Manipur defeated defending champions Orissa to clinch

the Senior Women’s Football Championships title.

Question: What was the name of the former Prime Minister of Israel sentenced

to six years in prison for corrupt practices in real estate projects by a court?

A) Abdul Hamid

B) Peoge Raski

C) Tamir Sekh

D) Ehud Olmert

Answer & Explanation: Ehud Olmert was the name of the former Prime Minister

of Israel.

Question: Who was appointed as the 28th Chief of Army Staff on 13 May 2014?

A) Dalbir Singh Suhag

B) Bikram Singh

C) A.K. Browne

D) Anup Raha





Answer & Explanation: Dalbir Singh Suhag was appointed as the 28th Chief of

Army Staff.

Question: Who became the first women in UN history to be appointed as ForceCommander in the United Nations peacekeeping operation?

A) Janet Yellen

B) Melinda Gates

C) Kristin Lund

D) Mary Barra

Answer & Explanation: Kristin Lund became the first women in UN history to be

appointed as Force Commander in the United Nations peacekeeping operation.

Question: What was the name of Christopher’s Columbus’s ship, which wasclaimed to be found by archaeological investigators led by Barry Clifford after 500

years?

A) African Queen

B) Alligator

C) Santa Maria

D) Arizona

Answer & Explanation: Santa Maria was the name of Christopher’s Columbus’s

ship.

Question: The Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced that plastic

currency notes will be launched in _____?

A) 2014

B) 2016

C) 2017

D) 2015

Answer & Explanation: RBI announced that plastic currency notes will be

launched in 2015.

Question: Who has sworn in as the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh?

A) S.C. Jamir

B) Nabam Tuki

C) Nirbhay Sharma





D) Okram Ibobi Singh

Answer & Explanation: Nabam Tuki sworn in-as the Chief Minister of Arunachal

Pradesh.

Question: Which party emerged as the largest party by winning 117 seats in

2014 assembly elections of Odisha?

A) Indian National Congress

B) Swatantra Party

C) Biju Janta Dal

D) Bhartiya Janta Party

Answer & Explanation: Biju Janta Dal emerged as the largest party by winning

117 seats in 2014 assembly elections.

Question: Who sworn in-as the Chief Minister of Bihar?

A) Jitan Ram Manjhi

B) Nitish Kumar

C) Harish Rawat

D) Ram Naresh Yadav

Answer & Explanation: Jitan Ram Manjhi sworn in-as the Chief Minister of

Bihar.

Question: Which party emerged as the largest party by winning 22 seats in 2014

assembly elections of Sikkim?

A) Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF)

B) Defunct Political Party

C) Gorkha National Liberation Party

D) Sikkim Independent Front

Answer & Explanation: Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) emerged as the largest

party by winning 22 seats in 2014 assembly elections.

Question: Who has sworn in as the Chief Minister of Sikkim for a record fifth

consecutive time?

A) D. Patil

B) Manohar Parrikar

C) Pawan Chamling





D) Tarun Gogoi

Answer & Explanation: Pawan Chamling sworn in-as the Chief Minister of

Sikkim.

Question: Who has sworn in-as the Chief Minister of Odisha for fourth

consecutive time?

A) Shivraj Singh

B) Naveen Patnaik

C) S.C. Jamir

D) Hemant Suran

Answer & Explanation: Naveen Patnaik sworn in-as the Chief Minister of

Odisha

Question: Who has sworn in-as the first female Chief Minister of Gujarat?

A) Bimla Patel

B) Urmila Singh

C) Anandiben Patel

D) Vasundhara Raje

Answer & Explanation: Anandiben Patel sworn in-as the first female Chief

Minister of Gujarat.

Question: Who became the youngest woman to climb Mount Everest, the

highest peak in the world?

A) Malavath Poorna

B) Priya Rani

C) Kiran Devi

D) Kumuth Reddy

Answer & Explanation: Malavath Poorna became the youngest woman to climb

Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world.

Question: Who sworn in-as the new Chief Minister of Nagaland?

A) Mukul Sangma

B) TR Zeliang

C) Nitish Kumar

D) Manik Sarkar





Answer & Explanation: TR Zeliang sworn in-as the new Chief Minister of

Nagaland.

Question: Who won the 2014 Thomas Cup badminton tile? A) China

B) Japan

C) India

D) Malaysia

Answer & Explanation: Japan won the 2014 Thomas Cup badminton tile.

Question: Who won the 2014 Uber Cup badminton tile?

A) Japan

B) IndiaC) Indonesia

D) China

Answer & Explanation: China won the 2014 Uber Cup badminton tile.

Question: Who became the first woman External Affairs Minister of India?

A) Sushma Swaraj

B) Anandiben Patel

C) Rakhi Birla

D) Sumitra Mahajan

Answer & Explanation: Sushma Swaraj became the first woman External

Affairs Minister of India.

Question: Who won the Presidential elections of Lithuania?

A) Valdas Adamkus

B) Rolandas Pakas

C) Dalia Grybauskaite

D) Algirdas Brazauskas

Answer & Explanation: Dalia Grybauskaite won the Presidential elections of

Lithuania.





Question: Who has been appointed as the goodwill ambassador of 35th

National Games?

A) Virat Kohli

B) Saina NehwalC) Vijender Singh

D) Sachin Tendulkar

Answer & Explanation: Sachin Tendulkar has been appointed as the goodwill

ambassador of 35th National Games.

Question: Who has been appointed as the 14th Attorney-General of India?

A) Mukul Rohatgi

B) Mohan Parasan

C) Goolam E. VahanvatiD) Ajit Devol

Answer & Explanation: Mukul Rohatgi has been appointed as the 14th

Attorney-General of India.

Question: What was the name of eminent Hindi writer, who won the prestigious

Vyas Samman 2013?

A) Govind Mishra

B) Vijay Seshadri

C) Vishwanath Tripathi

D) K .Anand Rao

Answer & Explanation: Vishwanath Tripathi won the prestigious Vyas Samman

2013.

Question: Who won the seventh edition of Indian Premier League 2014 by

defeating KXIP by three wickets in the final played at Chinnaswamy Stadium,

Bangalore?

A) Mumbai Indian (MI)

B) Kolkata Knight Rider (KKR)

C) Chennai Super King (CSK)

D) Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)

Answer & Explanation: Kolkata Knight Rider (KKR) won the seventh edition of

Indian Premier League 2014.





Question: Who was sworn in-as the first Chief Minister of Telangana?

A) Jagan Reddy

B) N Chandrababu NaiduC) Chandrashekhar Rao

D) K. Rosaiah

Answer & Explanation: Chandrashekhar Rao sworn in-as the first Chief

Minister of Telangana.

Question: Who was sworn in-as President of Malawai.?

A) Li Luong Minh

B) Peter Mutharika

C) Lamine DiackD) Thomas Batch

Answer & Explanation: Peter Mutharika sworn in-as President of Malawai.

Question: What is the name of 29th State of India?

A) Uttarakhand

B) Telangana

C) Jharkahnd

D) Chattisgarh

Answer & Explanation: Telangana is the 29th State of India.

Question: Who was sworn in-as the President of El Salvador on 01 June, 2014?

A) Alan Issac

B) Margaret Chan

C) Donald Kaberuka

D) Salvador Sanchez Ceren

Answer & Explanation: Salvador Sanchez Ceren sworn in-as the President of

El Salvador.

Question: Who was elected as Speaker of the 16th Lok Sabha of India?

A) Sushma Swaraj

B) Sumitra Mahajan

C) Sonia Gandhi





D) Mira Kumar

Answer & Explanation: Sumitra Mahajan was elected as Speaker of the 16th

Lok Sabha of India.

Question: 40th G-7 summit 2014 was held at ________?

A) Geneva

B) New York

C) Rome

D) Brussels

Answer & Explanation: 40th G-7 summit 2014 was held at Brussels.

Question: Who was topped in the Forbes annual list of Most Powerful Women

2014 in the world? A) Angela Merkel

B) Janet Yellen

C) Melinda Gates

D) Dilma Rousseff

Answer & Explanation: Angela Merkel was topped in the Forbes annual list of

Most Powerful Women 2014 in the world.

Question: Who is the Chancellor of Germany.?

A) Virginia Rometty

B) Angela Merkel

C) Mary Barra

D) Hillary Clinton

Answer & Explanation: Angela Merkel is the Chancellor of Germany.

Question: Where India’s 35th National Game’s scheduled to be held in 2015?

A) Karnataka

B) Tamil Nadu

C) Kerala

D) Gujarat

Answer & Explanation: India’s 35th National Game’s scheduled to be held in

Kerala.





Question: Who won the Orange Cap in IPL 7 edition 2014?

A) Robin Uthappa

B) Glenn Maxwell

C) Yuvraj SinghD) Virat Kohli

Answer & Explanation: Robin Uthappa won the Orange Cap in IPL 7 edition

2014.

Question: Who won the Presidential election of Syrian for the third time?

A) Ahmed Saleem

B) Abdullah Gul

C) Matteo Renzi

D) Bashar al-AssadAnswer & Explanation: Bashar al-Assad won the Presidential election of

Syrian.

Question: Who was sworn-in as the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh after

bifurcation?

A) N. Chandrababu Naidu

B) Chandrasekhar Rao

C) Sanjeeva Reedy

D) E.S.L. Narasimhan

Answer & Explanation: N. Chandrababu Naidu sworn-in as the first Chief

Minister of Andhra Pradesh.

Question: Who was sworn-in as the President of Ukraine in Kiev?

A) Michel Suleiman

B) Anibal Cavaco Silva

C) Abdul Aziz

D) Petro Poroshenko

Answer & Explanation: Petro Poroshenko sworn-in as the President of Ukraine.

Question: Which nuclear plant became India’s first nuclear plant to generate

1000 MW power?

A) Neemuch





B) Kudankulam

C) Bhagwanpur

D) Kaipala

Answer & Explanation: Kudankulam nuclear plant became India’s first nuclearplant to generate 1000 MW power.

Question: Who won the men’s singles title of French Open 2014 by defeating

Novak Djokovic in the final?

A) Rafael Nadal

B) David Ferrer

C) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

D) Roger Federer

Answer & Explanation: Rafael Nadal won the men’s singles title of FrenchOpen 2014.

Question: Who was sworn-in as the President of Egypt in Cairo?

A) Uhuru Kenyatta

B) Park Geun-hye

C) Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

D) Sultan Abdul Halim

Answer & Explanation: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi sworn-in as the President of Egypt.

Question: Who was appointed as the Solicitor General of India.?

A) Mohan Parasan

B) Ranjit Kumar

C) Arvind Mayaram

D) Neeraj Sheethy

Answer & Explanation: Ranjit Kumar was appointed as the Solicitor General of

India.

Question: Who was conferred with the prestigious Bharat Ratna JRD Tata

Award for the year 2013 by the Aeronautical Society of India (ASI)?

A) Satish Dhawal

B) AK Patody

C) Somasundaram





D) R.D. Shankar

Answer & Explanation: Somasundaram was conferred with the prestigious

Bharat Ratna JRD Tata Award for the year 2013.

Question: Who was elected as 10th president of Israel?

A) Rajkeswur Purryag

B) Hassan Rouhani

C) Jalal Talabani

D) Reuven Rubi Rivilin

Answer & Explanation: Reuven Rubi Rivilin was elected as 10th president of

Israel.

Question: What was the name of Biography of Dilip Kumar? A) Actor of Century

B) The Substance and the Shadow

C) Shadow of Life

D) A Great Actor

Answer & Explanation: The Sub stance and the Shadow was the name of

Biography of Dilip Kumar.

Question: Who was elected as president for the 69th session of United Nations

General Assembly?

A) Sam Kahamba Kutesa

B) Christine Lagarde

C) Irina Bokova

D) Guy Rider

Answer & Explanation: Sam Kahamba Kutesa was elected as president for the

69th session of United Nations General Assembly.

Question: Who released commemorative postage stamps in India on the 2014

FIFA World Cup, which was played in Brazil?

A) Manmohan Singh

B) Sushma Swaraj

C) Narendra Modi

D) Pranab Mukherjee





Answer & Explanation: Narendra Modi released commemorative postage

stamps on the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Question: What was the name of the Indo-French Air exercise concluded atJodhpur Air Base?

A) SIMBEX IV

B) Garuda V

C) Indra VI

D) SuryaKiran III

Answer & Explanation: Garuda V was the name of the Indo-French Air

exercise.

Question: Who has been selected for the prestigious Moortidevi Award for2013 for his novel Theekkadal Katanhu Thirumadhuram?

A) Vishwanath Tripathi

B) Govind Mishra

C) Prajeet Patel

D) C Radhakrishnan

Answer & Explanation: C Radhakrishnan has been selected for the

prestigious Moortidevi Award for 2013.

Question: What was the name of India’s largest warship that has been

dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi?

A) INS Virat

B) INS Chakra

C) INS Vikramaditya

D) INS Arihant

Answer & Explanation: INS Vikramaditya is the name of India’s largest

warship.

Question: Who has been honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award by a

UK-based business association?

A) Laxmi Mittal

B) Lord Swraj Paul

C) D.K. Juneja





D) Ratan Tata

Answer & Explanation: Lord Swraj Paul has been honoured with the Lifetime

Achievement Award by a UK-based business association.

Question: Who won the 2014 edition of Women’s Hockey World Cup in The

Hague, Netherlands?

A) Netherlands

B) Australia

C) England

D) India

Answer & Explanation: Netherlands won the 2014 edition of Women’s Hockey

World Cup.

Question: Who was re-elected as the President of Colombia?

A) Fredrik Reinfeldt

B) Oleksander Turchinov

C) Juan Manuel Santos

D) Nicolas Maduro

Answer & Explanation: Juan Manuel Santos was re-elected as the President

of Colombia.

Question: Who won the Men’s hockey World Cup title 2014 for second

successive time?

A) Netherlands

B) South Korea

C) Australia

D) Malaysia

Answer & Explanation: Australia won the Men’s hockey World Cup title 2014.

Question: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15 - 16 June 2014 made his first

official visit to _________?

A) Bhutan

B) Bangladesh

C) US

D) France





Question: Who was the Captain of Kings XI Punjab in Indian Premier League

seventh edition 2014?

A) George BaileyB) Glenn Maxwell

C) Virendra Sehwag

D) Yuvraj Singh

Answer & Explanation: George Bailey was the Captain of Kings XI Punjab.

Question: Who won the Indian Premier League-7 edition 2014?

A) Mumbai Indian (MI)

B) Chennai Super Kings

C) Kolkata Knight RidersD) Kings XI Punjab

Answer & Explanation: Kolkata Knight Riders won the Indian Premier

League-7 edition 2014.

Question: Which team won the Fair Play award in Indian Premier League-7

edition 2014?

A) Rajasthan Royals

B) Chennai Super Kings

C) Sunrise Hyderabad

D) Mumbai Indians

Answer & Explanation: Chennai Super Kings won the Fair Play award in

Indian Premier League-7 edition 2014.

Question: Who was claimed the ‘Emerging Player of the Year ’ award in Indian

Premier League-7 edition 2014?

A) Manish Pandey

B) Akshar Patel

C) Wriddhiman Saha

D) Piyush Chawala

Answer & Explanation: Akshar Patel was claimed the ‘Emerging Player of the

Year’ award.





Question: Who emerged as the winner of Champion League Football title by

defeating Atletico Madrid in final in Lisbon?

A) Arsenal

B) MunichC) MYCC

D) Real Madrid

Answer & Explanation: Real Madrid emerged as the winner of Champion

League Football title.

Question: Who emerged as the champion of Italian Cup Football title by beating

Fiorentina 3-1 in the final in Rome?

A) Napoli

B) ChelseaC) Barcelona

D) Arsenal

Answer & Explanation: Napoli emerged as the champion of Italian Cup

Football title.

Question: Who clinched a second Premier League Football title in three

seasons by thrashing West Ham United 2-0 at Etihad Stadium in London?

A) Man Utd

B) Bayern Munich

C) Liverpool

D) Manchester City

Answer & Explanation: Manchester City clinched a second Premier League

Football title.

Question: Who emerged as the champion of the French League Football

Championship for the second consecutive season?

A) Man City

B) Paris Saint-Germain

C) AC Milan

D) Atletico Madrid

Answer & Explanation: Paris Saint-Germain emerged as the champion of the

French League Football Championship.





Question: Who won the Spanish Grand Prix 2014 for Mercedes?

A) Rico Rosberg

B) Lewis HamiltonC) Jenson Button

D) Ferando Alonso

Answer & Explanation: Lewis Hamilton won the Spanish Grand Prix 2014.

Question: Who was officially announced the World number one golfer on May

19 2014 with 7.9936 points ending the 60 week reign of star American golfer

Tiger Woods on the top of the golf rankings?

A) Adam Scott

B) Jason DayC) Henrik Stenson

D) Tiger Woods

Answer & Explanation: Adam Scott was officially announced the World

number one golfer.

Question: Who clinched the Crowne Plaza Invitational Golf title beating

American’s Jason Dufner in a playoff at Colonial Country Club in Texas?

A) Jason Day

B) Tiger Woods

C) Justin Rose

D) Adam Scott

Answer & Explanation: Adam Scott clinched the Crowne Plaza Invitational Golf

title.

Question: Who clinched the Philippine Open Golf Championship at the

Country Club Course in Manial?

A) Marcus

B) Oregon

C) Alaska

D) Boogertown

Answer & Explanation: Marcus Both clinched the Philippine Open Golf

Championship.





Question: Who clinched the Portugal Open women’s singles title 2014 by

defeating Spain Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in the summit clash?

A) Serena WilliamsB) Carla Suarez Navarro

C) Simona Halep

D) Roberta Vinci

Answer & Explanation: Carla Suarez Navarro clinched the Portugal Open

women’s singles title.

Question: Who won the women’s singles title of WTA Madrid Open 2014?

A) Simona Halep

B) Maria SharapovaC) Li Na

D) Serena Williams

Answer & Explanation: Maria Sharapova won the women’s singles title.

Question: Who clinched his third Italian Open tennis title in Rome by defeating

Spain’s Rafael Nadal by 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the final?

A) Rafael Nadal

B) Roger Federer

C) Stan Wawrinka

D) Novak Djokovic

Answer & Explanation: Novak Djokovic clinched his third Italian Open tennis

title.

Question: Who won the women’s singles title of Italian Open 2014?

A) Maria Sharapova

B) Serena Williams

C) Victoria Azernika

D) Simona Halep

Answer & Explanation: Serena Williams won the women’s singles title of

Italian Open





Question: Who won the Australian Open Super Series badminton title 2014

in Sydney?

A) Saina Nehwal

B) Wang ShixianC) P.V. Sindhu

D) Bae Yeon Ju

Answer & Explanation: Saina Nehwal won the Australian Open Super Series

badminton title.

Question: Saina Nehwal won the Australian Open Super Series badminton

title 2014 against whom?

A) P.V. Sindhu

B) Wang ShixianC) Carolina Marin

D) Li Xuerui

Answer & Explanation: Saina Nehwal won the Australian Open Super Series

badminton title 2014 against ‘Carolina Marin’.

Question: Who has clinched the men’s singles title of Indonesia badminton

Open?

A) Lee Chong Wei

B) Tommy Sugiarto

C) Ajay Jairam

D) Jan O Jorgensen

Answer & Explanation: Jan O Jorgensen has clinched the men’s singles title

of Indonesia Open.

Question: Who won the World Rapid Chess Championship 2014 against

Viswanathan Anand in the final in Dubai?

A) Levon Aronian

B) Magnus Carlsen

C) Hikaru Nakamura

D) Anish Giri

Answer & Explanation: Magnus Carlsen won the World Rapid Chess

Championship.





Question: Who won the World Blitz Chess championship 2014 that concluded

in Dubai?

A) Magnus CarlsenB) Wesley So

C) Peter Svidler


Answer & Explanation: Magnus Carlsen won the World Blitz Chess

championship.

Question: Who won the golf US open 2014 title completing an overwhelming

wire-to-wire victory in Pinehurst?

A) Tiger WoodsB) Adam Scott

C) Martin Kaymer

D) Zack Sucher

Answer & Explanation: Martin Kaymer won the golf US open 2014 title.

Question: Who won the men’s hockey world cup title 2014 in Hague?

A) Netherlands

B) Australia

C) India

D) Germany

Answer & Explanation: Australia won the men’s hockey world cup title 2014.

Question: Who won the women’s hockey world cup title 2014 in Hague?

A) Australia

B) India

C) France

D) Netherlands

Answer & Explanation: Netherlands won the women’s hockey world cup title

2014.

Question: Who won the Austrian Formula One Grand Prix 2014?

A) Nico Rosberg





B) Fernando Alonso

C) Daniel Ricciardo

D) Lewis Hamilton

Answer & Explanation: Nico Rosberg won the Austrian Formula One GrandPrix 2014.

Question: Nico Rosberg is currently world No-1 Formula One driver, He

belongs to which country?

A) Germany

B) Spain

C) England

D) Australia

Answer & Explanation: Nico Rosberg belongs to Germany.

Question: Who won the Canadian Formula-1 Grand Prix 2014?

A) Sebastian Vettel

B) Nico Rosberg

C) Daniel Ricciardo

D) Lewis Hamilton

Answer & Explanation: Daniel Ricciardo won the Canadian Formula-1 Grand

Prix 2014.

Question: Who clinched the Gold in men’s singles air pistol in Shooting World

Cup in Slovenia?

A) Pablo Carrera

B) Jitu Rai

C) Peter Pang

D) Abhinav Bindra

Answer & Explanation: Jitu Rai clinched the Gold in men’s singles 10 meter air

pistol.

Question: Jitu Rai won the Gold in men’s singles _________ air pistol in

Shooting World Cup in Slovenia?

A) 100 meter

B) 25 meter





C) 10 meter

D) 50 meter

Answer & Explanation: Jitu Rai won the Gold in men’s singles ‘10 meter’ air

pistol.

Question: Who created history by becomes the first player to win world cup titles

in the longer and shorter formats of billiards and snooker, after pocketing the

IBSF World 6-red snooker championship in Egypt?

A) Gregory Gaultier

B) Pankaj Advani

C) Chris Simpson

D) Saurav Ghosal

Answer & Explanation: Pankaj Advani becomes the first player to win worldcup titles in the longer and shorter formats of billiards and snooker.

Question: Who won Asian Billiards Championship title 2014, defeating

compatriot Alok Kumar in the final in New Delhi?

A) Pankaj Advani

B) Piyush Chawla

C) Aditya Khanna

D) Saurav Kothari

Answer & Explanation: Saurav Kothari won Asian Billiards Championship

title 2014.

Question: Who clinched the 2014 French Open men’s singles title?

A) Roger Federer

B) Rafael Nadal

C) Novak Djokovic

D) Stan Wawrinka

Answer & Explanation: Rafael Nadal clinched the 2014 French Open men’s

singles title.

Question: Who clinched the 2014 French Open women’s singles title?

A) Serena Williams

B) Li Na





C) Maria Sharapova

D) Victoria Azarenka

Answer & Explanation: Maria Sharapova clinched the 2014 French Open

women’s singles title.

Question: Maria Sharapova won the 2014 French Open women’s singles title

against whom?

A) Simona Halep

B) Petra Kovitova

C) Jelena Jankovic

D) Serena Williams

Answer & Explanation: Sharapova won the 2014 French Open women’s

singles title against ‘Simona Halep’.

Question: Who won the ‘Cricketer of the Year’ honour at the CEAT Awards

function in Mumbai?

A) Shikhar Dhawan

B) Ravindra Jadeja

C) Virat Kohli

D) Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Answer & Explanation: Virat Kohli won the ‘Cricketer of the Year’ honour.

Question: Who won the ‘ODI Player of the Year’ award at the CEAT Awards

function in Mumbai?

A) Virat Kohli

B) Shikhar Dhawan

C) R. Aswin

D) Ravindra Jadeja

Answer & Explanation: Shikhar Dhawan won the ‘ODI Player of the Year’

award.

Question: Who was named as the next President of European Commission?

A) Herman V. Rompuy

B) Yukiya Amano

C) Le Luong Minh





Answer & Explanation: Hamid Ansari visited China from India to attend the

events to mark the 60th anniversary of Panchsheel agreement.

Question: Who inaugurated the 240-Megawatt Uri-II Hydro Electric Project(HEP) located near the Line of Control (LoC) in Baramulla district in Kashmir?

A) Pranab Mukherjee

B) Sushma Swaraj

C) Rajnath Singh

D) Narendra Modi

Answer & Explanation: Narendra Modi inaugurated the 240-Megawatt Uri-II

Hydro Electric Project (HEP).

Question: A passenger train set a new speed record of running 160 km an hourduring a trial run between ______?

A) Delhi to Agra

B) Mumbai to Ahmedabad

C) Bangalore to Chennai

D) Thane to Pune

Answer & Explanation: A passenger train set a new speed record of running

160 km an hour during a trial run between ‘Delhi to Agra’. The train will be

started by the Railways in due course.

Question: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s made his first foreign visit to ______?

A) Bhutan

B) Russia

C) Bangladesh

D) Brazil

Answer & Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s made his first foreign

visit to ‘Bhutan’

Question: Which country become the first country to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty

to facilitate access to published works for persons who are blind and visually

impaired or otherwise print disabled (VIPs)?

A) Russia

B) India





C) Japan

D) China

Answer & Explanation: India becomes the first country to ratify the Marrakesh

Treaty.

Question: What is RIMPAC?

A) India’s largest aircraft carrier

B) World’s largest maritime exercise

C) NASA missile mission

D) World’s first largest telescope

Answer & Explanation: World’s largest maritime exercise. RIMPAC, the Rim of

the Pacific Exercise, is the world's largest international maritime warfare

exercise.

Question: Bodu Bala Sena belongs to which country?

A) Bhutan

B) Sri Lanka

C) Pakistan

D) Bangladesh

Answer & Explanation: Bodu Bala Sena belongs to ‘Sri Lanka’.

Question: What was the rank of India according to Global Peace Index-2014?

A) 140

B) 121

C) 143

D) 136

Answer & Explanation: ‘143’ was the rank of India according to Global Peace

Index-2014.

Question: World’s first Modern Slavery Bill was published by which country?

A) India

B) Britain

C) France

D) USA





Answer & Explanation: World’s first Modern Slavery Bill was published by

‘Britain’.

Question: According the World Bank the economic growth forecast for thedeveloping world in 2014 is lowered from 5.3% to _______?

A) 4.5%

B) 5.2%

C) 4.8%

D) 5.1%

Answer & Explanation: Economic growth forecast for the developing world in

2014 is lowered from 5.3% to ‘4.8%’.

Question: What was the Bank Rate as on July 05, 2014?

A) 10%

B) 8%

C) 7%

D) 9%

Answer & Explanation: 9% was the Bank Rate as on July 05, 2014.

Question: What was the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) as on July 05, 2014?

A) 2%

B) 4%

C) 3%

D) 5%

Answer & Explanation: 4% was the Cash Reserve Ratio as on July 05, 2014.

Question: What was the Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) as on July 05, 2014?

A) 23%

B) 24%

C) 22.5%

D) 21.5%

Answer & Explanation: 22.5% was the Statutory Liquidity Ratio as on July 05,

2014.





Question: What is IIP in Economy?

A) Index of Industrial Production

B) Investment of Industrial Production

C) Index of India ProductionD) Investment of India Production

Answer & Explanation: Index of Industrial Production.

Question: What is QFI in Economy?

A) Qualified Forward Investors

B) Qualified Forward Industries

C) Qualified Foreign Investors

D) Qualified Foreign Industries

Answer & Explanation: Qualified Foreign Investors.

Question: Arvind Mayaram Committee was constituted by Union government

for?

A) FDI & FII

B) OIC & PIO Status

C) Tax Residency Certificates and

D) Tax Clearance Certificates

Answer & Explanation: Arvind Mayaram Committee was constituted by Union

government for ‘FDI & FII’.

Question: What is FTAs in economics field?

A) Free Transport Agreement

B) Free Trade Agreement

C) Free Tax Agreement

D) Free Telecommunication Agreement

Answer & Explanation: Free Trade Agreement

Question: What is TARC?

A) Tax Administration Reform Commission

B) Tax Administration Reform Committee

C) Taxation Administration Reform Commission

D) Taxation Administration Reform Committee





Answer & Explanation: Tax Administration Reform Commission

Question: What is the name of Chairman of TARC?

A) B.S.ChauchanB) Ajit Devol

C) Parthasarathi Shome

D) A.K. Dubey

Answer & Explanation: Parthasarathi Shome is the name of Chairman of

TARC.

Question: Who is the Director-General of Confederation of Indian Industry

(CII)?

A) Aditi KhannaB) Prithviraj Singh

C) Alok Patidar

D) Chandrajit Banerjee

Answer & Explanation: Chandrajit Banerjee is the Director-General of

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

Question: Who won the women’s singles title at the Badminton World

Championship in Denmark?

A) Xi Ching

B) Carolina Marin

C) Saina Nahewal

D) P.V. Sindhu

Answer & Explanation: Carolina Marin won the women’s singles title at the

Badminton World Championship in Denmark.

Question: Which ancient university has started its first session with 15 students

at the Buddhist Pilgrim town Rajgir?

A) Taxila University

B) Salerno University

C) Nalanda University

D) Bologna University





Answer & Explanation: Nalanda University has started its first session with 15

students at the Buddhist Pilgrim town Rajgir.

Question: Which Japan Company announced to dedicated funds in partnershipwith Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group to facilitate investments into Indian market?

A) Nokia

B) Nippon Life

C) LG

D) Toshiba

Answer & Explanation: Nippon Life announced to dedicated funds in

partnership with Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group to facilitate investments into

Indian market.

Question: Who was named the ‘Junior Player of the Year’ by the Asian

Hockey Federation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia?

A) Pankaj Sergil

B) Pyush Chawala

C) Aditya Rana

D) Manpreet Singh

Answer & Explanation: ‘Manpreet Singh’ was named the ‘Junior Player of the

Year’ by the Asian Hockey Federation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Question: Indian ODI cricket team at which position as per the data issued by

ICC in Dubai?

A) 4th

B) 2nd

C) 3rd

D) 1st

Answer & Explanation: Indian cricket team is at 1st Position.

Question: Who is the winner of the Marconi Society Paul Baran young scholar

award for 2014?

A) Prakash Junia

B) Himanshu Asnani

C) Naman Sethi





D) Suresh Dev

Answer & Explanation: Himanshu Asnani is the winner of the Marconi Society

Paul Baran young scholar award for 2014.

Question: Asia’s First Ballistic Research Centre started in which state of India?

A) Gujarat

B) Tamil Nadu

C) Maharashtra

D) Kerala

Answer & Explanation: Asia’s First Ballistic Research Centre started in Gujarat.

Question: What is the name of Autobiography of Sachin Tendulkar, which will be

released in November? A) Playing to Win

B) Unbreakable

C) Cricket is My Life

D) Playing It My Way

Answer & Explanation: ‘Playing It My Way’ is the Autobiography of Sachin

Tendulkar.

Question: According to the Forbes’ 2014 Asia Pacific 50 Company List, which

country is at the top position?

A) Indonesia

B) China

C) Vietnam

D) India

Answer & Explanation: China at the top position.

Question: According to the Forbes’ 2014 Asia Pacific 50 Company List, how

many Indian companies are there in the list?

A) 08

B) 12

C) 11

D) 16

Answer & Explanation: 12 companies are there in the list.





Question 5: Who was selected for the G.K. Reddy Memorial Award 2014?

A) Pyush Mohan

B) S.K. Jain

C) Shikha SharmaD) Vinod Mehta

Question: Who will be the next Chief Justice of India?

A) HL Dattu

B) Rajiv Mathur

C) P. Sathasivam

D) RM lodha

Answer & Explanation: HL Dattu will be the next Chief Justice of India.

Question: Who was sworn-in as the Governor of Rajasthan?

A) Kaptan Singh Solanki

B) O.P. Kohli

C) Kalayan Singh

D) M.K. Narayan

Answer & Explanation: Kalayan Singh was sworn-in as the Governor of

Rajasthan.

Question: Who is the Director of movie “Mary Kom”?

A) Sanjay Leela Bhansali

B) Om Prakash Mehra

C) Sanjay Rawat

D) Omung Kumar

Answer & Explanation: Omung Kumar is the Director of “Mary Kom”.

Question: Who was the name of India-born scientist, who won the American

Chemical Society’s (ACS) Award in Industrial Chemistry?

A) Somesh Das Verman

B) Peter Anand

C) Thomas John Colacot

D) A.D. Juneja





Answer & Explanation: Thomas John Colacot won the American Chemical

Society’s (ACS) Award in Industr ial Chemistry.

Question: Who has been re-appointed as the CEO of Tata ConsultancyServices (TCS)?

A) N Chandrasekaran

B) Cyrus Mistry

C) Vishal Sikka

D) Phaneesh Murthy

Answer & Explanation: N Chandrasekaran has been re-appointed as the CEO

of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).

Question: Who was selected as captain of Indian women’s Hockey team to leadin Asian Games 2014?

A) Deepika Kumari

B) Jhulan Goswami

C) Ritu Rani

D) Mithali Raj

Answer & Explanation: Ritu Rani was selected as captain of Indian women ’s

Hockey team to lead in Asian Games 2014.

Question: What is the name of committee, which is set up by Government of

India to examine the un-claimed amount in PPF, Post Office and Savings

Schemes?

A) M.B. Shah

B) HR Khan

C) K.C. Verma

D) Urjit Patel

Answer & Explanation: HR Khan Committee set up by government to examine

the un-claimed amount in PPF, Post Office and Savings Schemes.

Question: What is the name of Australian Prime Minister, who visited India for 3

days?

A) David Cameron

B) Francois Hollande

C) Peter Mutharika





D) Tony Abbott

Answer & Explanation: Tony Abbott is the name of Australian Prime Minister.

Question: Who became the first man from Japan, who reached the U.S. Opensemifinals in 96 years?

A) Kie Nishikori

B) Peter Adwik

C) Hisoma Chong

D) Novak Djokovic

Answer & Explanation: Kie Nishikori became the first man from Japan, who

reached the U.S. Open semifinals in 96 years.

Question: Which Indian IT company secured a 5-year InfrastructureManagement contract from Philip Morris International?

A) Patni

B) Infosys

C) TCS

D) Wipro

Answer & Explanation: Wipro secured a 5-year Infrastructure Management

contract from Philip Morris International.

Question: In which state the Union Government will launch “Rhino Protection

Force” to protect animal from poaching?

A) Sikkim

B) Odisha

C) Assam

D) Arunachal Pradesh

Answer & Explanation: Union Government will launch “Rhino Protection Force”

in Assam.

Question: According to Forbes highest paid TV actresses list, who has been

declared the highest paid actress on television?

A) Amy Acker

B) Kristen Alderson

C) Sofia Vergara





D) Tara Lynne Barr

Answer & Explanation: Sofia Vergara has been declared the highest paid

actress on television.

Question: Who won the mixed doubles title of U.S. Open 2014?

A) Max Mirnyi and Andrea Hlavackova

B) Bruno Soares and Ekaterina Makarova

C) Andrea Hlavackova and Saniz Mirza

D) Saniz Mirza and Bruno Soares

Answer & Explanation: Saniz Mirza and Bruno Soares won the mixed doubles

title of U.S. Open 2014.

Question: Which public sector bank launched two savings bank accounts ‘PehliUddan’ and ‘Pehla Kadam’ for minors those who below 18 years?

A) State Bank of India

B) Union Bank of India

C) Bank of Baroda

D) Indian Bank

Answer & Explanation: State Bank of India launched two savings bank

accounts ‘Pehli Uddan’ and ‘Pehla Kadam’.

Question: With which country India concluded a joint military exercise Surya

Kiran-VII at Pithoragarh?

A) Singapore

B) France

C) Nepal

D) Russia

Answer & Explanation: concluded a joint military exercise Surya Kiran-VII at

Pithoragarh with Nepal.

Question: Who won the gold medal at the IWF World Masters Weightlifting

Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark?

A) Jai Singh Rana

B) Sudhakar Jayant

C) Pradeep Rajawat





C) India

D) China

Answer & Explanation: Kie Nishikori is a professional tennis player from

Japan.

Question: What is the name of Foreign Minister of Germany, who visited India?

A) Laurent Fabius

B) John Kerry

C) Radoslaw Sikorski

D) Frank-Walter Steinmeier

Answer & Explanation: Frank-Walter Steinmeier is the Foreign Minister of

Germany.

Question: Who has been elected as the new president of the International

Council for Science (ICSU)?

A) Praveen Sarthi

B) Daya Reddy

C) Prakash Singh

D) Sanjeev Kumar

Answer & Explanation: Daya Reddy has been elected as the new president of

the International Council for Science (ICSU).

Question: According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), what is the rank of

India in the terms of the effective regulation of the stock exchanges?

A) 34th

B) 27th

C) 49th

D) 62nd

Answer & Explanation: 62nd is the India rank of India.

Question: Who won the women’s singles of US Open 2014?

A) Caroline Wozniacki

B) Li Na

C) Serena Williams

D) Petra Kvitova





Answer & Explanation: Serena Williams won the women’s singles of US Open

2014.

Question: Who won the Italian Grand Prix 2014? A) Lewis Hamilton

B) Fernando Alonso

C) Daniel Ricciardo

D) Nico Rosberg

Answer & Explanation: Lewis Hamilton won the Italian Grand Prix 2014.

Question: Who won the men’s singles title of U.S. Open 2014?

A) Dovak Djokovic

B) Roger Federer

C) Marin CilicD) Stanislas Wawrinka

Answer & Explanation: Marin Cilic won the men’s singles title of U.S. Open

2014.

Question: ‘Marin Cilic’ won the men’s singles title of U.S. Open 2014 against

whom?

A) Roger Federer

B) Stanislas Wawrinka

C) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

D) Kei Nishikori

Answer & Explanation: ‘Marin Cilic’ won the men’s singles title of U.S. Open

2014 against Kei Nishikori.

Question: Who has been honoured with China Book Award?

A) Amit Sarthi

B) Ajit Devol

C) Priyadarsi Mukherji

D) Avinash Gupta

Answer & Explanation: Priyadarsi Mukherji has been honoured with China

Book Award.

Question: Who is the author of the book ‘The Lives of Others’?





A) TV Paul

B) Neel Mukhrjee

C) Edward Klein

D) Kiran DesaiAnswer & Explanation: Neel Mukhrjee is the author of the book ‘The Lives of

Others’.

Question: What is the name of Pakistan cricketer, who has been suspended

from international cricket for an illegal action by ICC?

A) Saeed Ajmal

B) Abdul Razzaq

C) Umar Gul

D) Shoaib MalikAnswer & Explanation: Saeed Ajmal has been suspended from international

cricket for an illegal action.

Question: What is the name of Indian women’s doubles badminton player, who

has pulled out from the prestigious Asian Games 2014?

A) P.V. Sindhu

B) Ashwini Ponnappa

C) Jwala Gutta

D) Aparna Popat

Answer & Explanation: Jwala Gutta has pulled out from the prestigious Asian

Games 2014.

Question: Which Indian movie won the Lion of the Future – Luigi De Laurentiis

award for a Debut Feature at the 71st Venice Film Festival?

A) Ship of Theseus

B) Court

C) Rangbhoomi

D) Road

Answer & Explanation: ‘Court’ won the Lion of the Future – Luigi De Laurentiis

award for a Debut Feature at the 71st Venice Film Festival.

Question: Bharti Airtel announced an agreement with which company to put

3500 towers in 6 African nations?





A) Safaricom

B) Orascom Telecom

C) Marco Telecom

D) Eaton TowersAnswer & Explanation: Bharti Airtel announced an agreement with ‘Eaton

Towers’.

Question: Who won the 2014 Midori Prize in Biodiversity?

A) Kamal Bawa

B) Anand Gandhi

C) Hansal Mehta

D) Subhash Kapoor

Answer & Explanation: Kamal Bawa won the 2014 Midori Prize in Biodiversity.

Question: Who presented the Saakshar Bharat Awards 2014 at the International

Literacy Day Celebrations?

A) Sushma Swaraj

B) Smriti Irani

C) Pranab Mukhrjee

D) Narendra Modi

Answer & Explanation: Pranab Mukhrjee presented the Saakshar Bharat

Awards 2014.

Question: Who will be honoured for Outstanding Achievement at the South

Asian Film Festival?

A) Shahrukh Khan

B) Irfan Khan

C) Nawazuddin Siddiqui

D) Javed Akhtar

Answer & Explanation: Nawazuddin Siddiqui will be honoured for Outstanding

Achievement at the South Asian Film Festival.

Question: With which company Tata Motors has joined hands to launch

advanced telematics and fleet management services in the Indian market?

A) Microlise





B) David Brown Automotive

C) Ariel

D) Bristol

Answer & Explanation: Tata Motors has joined hands with “Microlise” to launchadvanced telematics and fleet management services in the Indian market.

Question: What was the name of Hollywood actor, best known for playing the

villain in James Bond with the teeth of steel, who has died at the age of 74?

A) Alain Poher

B) Jacques Chirac

C) Francois Mitterrand

D) Richard Kiel

Answer & Explanation: Richard Kiel.

Question: Which bank has announced its ‘Cardless Cash Withdrawal’ service

allows its customer to transfer money from their account to anyone in India with a

mobile number?

A) HDFC Bank

B) ICICI Bank

C) Axis Bank

D) SBI Bank

Answer & Explanation: ICICI Bank has announced its ‘Cardless Cash

Withdrawal’ service.

Question: What is the range of indigenously built nuclear capable Agni-I missile?

A) 300 km

B) 700 km

C) 1000 km

D) 500 km

Answer & Explanation: Agni-I missile range is 700 km.

Question: Who will be sworn-in as the new governor of Meghalaya?

A) M.K. Narayan

B) Kalayan Singh

C) Krishan Kant Paul





D) Om Prakash Kohli

Answer & Explanation: Krishan Kant Paul will be sworn-in as the new governor

of Meghalaya.

Question: Who has appointed as its new Chairman of Barclays Bank?

A) John McFarlane

B) Matthew McConaughey

C) Steve McQueen

D) Laurent Fabius

Answer & Explanation: John McFarlane has been appointed as its new

Chairman of Barclays Bank.

Question: Who has been appointed as the new CEO and MD of TataTechnologies Ltd?

A) G.L. Peiris

B) Warren Harris

C) Joachim Guack

D) William Hague

Answer & Explanation: Warren Harris has been appointed as the new CEO and

MD of Tata Technologies Ltd.

Question: What was the name of freedom fighter and veteran journalist who

died at the age of 101?

A) Somesh Chatterjee

B) Arjun Gandhi

C) Sanjeev Singh

D) Jitendra Chandra Paul

Answer & Explanation: Jitendra Chandra Paul freedom fighter and veteran

journalist died at the age of 101.

Question: With which country India signed a memorandum of Understanding

(MoU) for enhanced cooperation in the fields of traditional medicine like

Ayurveda and Unani?

A) Bangladesh

B) Sri Lanka





C) Bhutan

D) China

Answer & Explanation: India signed a memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

with Bangladesh.

Question: Who clinched the maiden title of his career after winning the

Indonesia Masters Grand Prix Gold 2014?

A) Jairam Reddy

B) Anil Ghosal

C) H.S. Prannoy

D) Suraj Chaddha

Answer & Explanation: H.S. Prannoy clinched the Indonesia Masters Grand

Prix Gold 2014.

Question: Which public sector bank of India has celebrated 150 years of its

operations in Sri Lanka?

A) State Bank of India

B) Central Bank of India

C) Bank of India

D) Allahabad Bank

Answer & Explanation: State Bank of India has celebrated 150 years of its

operations in Sri Lanka.

Question: Who has been appointed as Chairman of the Advertising Standards

Council of India (ASCI)?

A) Sanjeev Singla

B) Narendra Ambwani

C) Nirpendra Mishra

D) Ajit Devol

Answer & Explanation: Narendra Ambwani has been appointed as Chairman of

the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI).

Question: First electric FIA Formula E Championship was held in _____?

A) China

B) Japan





C) US

D) India

Answer & Explanation: First electric FIA Formula E Championship was held in

China.

Question: Name the US firm with whom India’s fourth largest drug maker Lupin

Ltd has tied up to enter into US market?

A) Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc’s

B) Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Inc’s

C) Salix Pharmaceuticals Inc’s

D) Astellas Pharmaceuticals Inc’s

Answer & Explanation: Lupin Ltd has tied up with Salix Pharmaceuticals Inc’s.

Question: Name the US firm with whom India’s fourth largest drug maker Lupin

Ltd has tied up to enter into US market?

A) Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc’s

B) Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Inc’s

C) Salix Pharmaceuticals Inc’s

D) Astellas Pharmaceuticals Inc’s

Answer & Explanation: Lupin Ltd has tied up with Salix Pharmaceuticals Inc’s.

Question: Who was sworn in as acting governor of Manipur?

A) M.K. Narayan

B) Ram Das

C) KK Paul

D) P.B. Acharya

Answer & Explanation: KK Paul was sworn-in as acting governor of Manipur.

Question: Which bank has launched a system of sending the personal

identification number (PIN) for debit card holders through SMS instead of the

usual dispatch by post?

A) Axis

B) HDFC

C) SBI

D) ICICI





Answer & Explanation: HDFC bank has launched this system.

Question: Who won the WTA Hong Kong Open title by defeating Karolina

Pliskova in the final? A) Li Na

B) Serena Williams

C) Marion Bartoli

D) Sabine Lisicki

Answer & Explanation: Sabine Lisicki won the WTA Hong Kong Open title.

Question: With which country India has inked seven pacts, including one to

enhance cooperation in the oil sector?

A) ChinaB) Japan

C) Vietnam

D) Nepal

Answer & Explanation: India has inked seven pacts, including one to enhance

cooperation in the oil sector with Vietnam.

Question: Who has been appointed the head of an expert panel to recommend

best technologies for Prime Minister Narendra Modi “Swachh Bharat” national

sanitation campaign?

A) M. Bezbaruah

B) R.A. Mashelkar

C) Arvind Mayaram

D) S.S. Bhullar

Answer & Explanation: R.A. Mashelkar has been appointed head of the panel.

Question: Who has been appointed the head of an expert panel to recommend

best technologies for Prime Minister Narendra Modi “Swachh Bharat” national

sanitation campaign?

A) M. Bezbaruah

B) R.A. Mashelkar

C) Arvind Mayaram

D) S.S. Bhullar





Answer & Explanation: R.A. Mashelkar has been appointed head of the panel.

Question: G-20 Labour and Employment Ministerial meet 2014 was held in

____? A) India

B) Australia

C) England

D) Russia

Answer & Explanation: G-20 Labour and Employment Ministerial meet 2014

was held in “Australia”.

Question: Hero MotoCorp Limited has entered into an agreement with the

Andhra Pradesh Government for setting up a greenfield two-wheelermanufacturing plant in which district?

A) Warangal

B) Hyderabad

C) Chittoor

D) Kurnool

Answer & Explanation: Hero MotoCorp two-wheeler manufacturing plant is

setting up in Chittoor district.

Question: Who won the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014?

A) Serbia

B) England

C) Canada

D) USA

Answer & Explanation: USA won the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014.

Question: What was the theme of International Ozone day 2014?

A) Protecting Ozone Protecting Earth

B) The Mission Goes On

C) Your Ozone Your Life

D) Stop Carbon Emission

Answer & Explanation: The Mission Goes On





Question: FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 was held in _____?

A) Spain

B) Poland

C) USAD) Serbia

Answer & Explanation: FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 was held in” Spain”.

Question: FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 was held in _____?

A) Spain

B) Poland

C) USA

D) Serbia

Answer & Explanation: FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 was held in” Spain”.

Question: NTPC has agreed to set up a 4,000 MW thermal power project and a

1,000 MW solar project in which state of India?

A) Maharashtra

B) Andhra Pradesh

C) Rajasthan

D) Madhya Pradesh

Answer & Explanation: NTPC has agreed to set up a 4,000 MW thermal power

project and a 1,000 MW solar project in “Andhra Pradesh”.

Question: Who has been appointed as Private Secretary to Human Resource

Development Minister Smriti Irani?

A) Nirpendra Mishra

B) Sushma Singh

C) Rajiv Topno

D) Binita Thakur

Answer & Explanation: “Binita Thakur” has been appointed as Private

Secretary to Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani.

Question: According to the Wealth-X and USB Billionaire Census 2014, India

has been placed at which position in the top 10 league?

A) 2nd





B) 7th

C) 6th

D) 4th

Answer & Explanation: India has been placed at 6th position.

Question: Who has been named a United Nations Messenger of Peace?

A) Leonardo DiCaprio

B) Sachin Tendulkar

C) Shahrukh Khan

D) Emma Watson

Answer & Explanation: Leonardo DiCaprio has been named a United Nations

Messenger of Peace.

Question: Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced $63.3 million loan to

improve urban municipal services in which state of India?

A) Uttar Pradesh

B) Bihar

C) Karnataka

D) Maharashtra

Answer & Explanation: ADB has announced $63.3 million loan to improve

urban municipal services in “Karnataka”.

Question: Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced $63.3 million loan to

improve urban municipal services in which state of India?

A) Uttar Pradesh

B) Bihar

C) Karnataka

D) Maharashtra

Answer & Explanation: ADB has announced $63.3 million loan to improve

urban municipal services in “Karnataka”.

Question: What is the name of the autobiography of bollywood actor

Naseeruddin Shah?

A) Test of My Life

B) Born to Act





C) And then One Day: A Memoir

D) One life is not enough

Answer & Explanation: “ And then One Day: A Memoir ” is an autobiography of

Naseeruddin Shah.

Question: Who has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the National

Commission for women?

A) Maneka Gandhi

B) Sushma Singh

C) Mamta Sharma

D) Lalita Kumar Mangalam

Answer & Explanation: Lalita Kumar Mangalam has been appointed as the new

Chairperson of the National Commission for women.

Question: Which state government launched Short Messaging Service (SMS)

based ‘e-gatiman’ service for transporter?

A) Karnataka

B) Himachal Pradesh

C) Gujarat

D) Madhya Pradesh

Answer & Explanation: Madhya Pradesh government launched Short

Messaging Service (SMS) based ‘e-gatiman’ service for transporter.

Question: Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Quality Control Council

of India (QCI).

A) KK Paul

B) Adil Zainulbhai

C) K. Rosaiah

D) Shishir Gupta

Answer & Explanation: Adil Zainulbhai has been appointed as the Chairman of

Quality Control Council of India.

Question: Which state government has approved Rs. 1,200 crore IT investment

project sponsored by Taurus India?

A) Tamil Nadu





B) Rajasthan

C) Kerala

D) Gujarat

Answer & Explanation: Kerala government has approved Rs. 1,200 crore ITinvestment project sponsored by Taurus India

Question: Which state government has approved Rs. 1,200 crore IT investment

project sponsored by Taurus India?

A) Tamil Nadu

B) Rajasthan

C) Kerala

D) Gujarat

Answer & Explanation: Kerala government has approved Rs. 1,200 crore ITinvestment project sponsored by Taurus India

Question: What was the name of renowned Mandolin maestro who died at the

age of 45 in Chennai?

A) Ravi Shankar Prasad

B) Uppalapu Srinivas

C) Janssen palak

D) Bhimsen Joshi

Answer & Explanation: Renowned Mandolin maestro “Uppalapu Srinivas” died

at the age of 45 in Chennai.

Question: 17th edition of Asian Games has started at ____?

A) Seoul

B) Nonsan

C) Gwangju

D) Incheon

Answer & Explanation: 17th edition of Asian Games has started at “Incheon”.

Question: Who has been nominated by United States President Barack Obama

to be new US ambassador to India?

A) Medha Roopam

B) Richard Rahul Verma





C) Sameer Gahlot

D) John Kerry

Answer & Explanation: Richard Rahul Verma has been nominated, US

ambassador to India.

Question: Which University recently started an academic session after a gap of

800 years?

A) Nalanda University

B) Montpelier University

C) Bologna University

D) Al-Karaouine University

Answer & Explanation: Nalanda University recently started an academic

session after a gap of 800 years.

Question: Name the place which become the permanent venue for the

International Film Festival of India (IFFI)?

A) Karnataka

B) Maharashtra

C) Gujarat

D) Goa

Answer & Explanation: Goa became the permanent venue for the International

Film Festival of India (IFFI).

Question: Name the place which become the permanent venue for the

International Film Festival of India (IFFI)?

A) Karnataka

B) Maharashtra

C) Gujarat

D) Goa

Answer & Explanation: Goa became the permanent venue for the International

Film Festival of India (IFFI).

Question: Who has won the first medal for India in Incheon, South Korea at the

17th Asians Games 2014?

A) Sukhen Day





B) Santoshi Matsa

C) Shewta Chaudhry

D) Punam Yadav

Answer & Explanation: Shewta Chaudhry has won the first medal for India.

Question: Who has won the PM election in New Zealand?

A) John Key

B) Richard Attenborough

C) Lauren Bacall

D) Robin Williams

Answer & Explanation: John Key has won the PM election in New Zealand.

Question: Who has been appointed as the new Managing Director (MD) ofSportswear retailer Puma India Pvt. Ltd?

A) Lalita Sehrawat

B) Amit Kumar

C) Rajeev Tomar

D) Abhishek Ganguly

Answer & Explanation: Abhishek Ganguly has been appointed as the new

Managing Director (MD) of Sportswear retailer Puma India Pvt. Ltd.

Question: Who became the India’s flag bearer at 17th Asian Games opening

ceremony?

A) Yogeshwar Dutt

B) Sardar Singh

C) Sushil Kumar

D) Vijay Kumar

Answer & Explanation: Sardar Singh became the India’s flag bearer at 17th

Asian Games opening ceremony.

Question: Who has bagged the first gold medal for India in Incheon, South

Korea at the 17th Asian Games 2014?

A) Jitu Rai

B) Pinki Rani

C) Abhinav Bindra





D) Sanjita Chanu

Answer & Explanation: Jitu Rai has bagged the first gold medal for India.

Question: How much amount Union government has sanctioned for a period of10 years to develop the Nalanda University?

A) Rs. 3120 cr

B) Rs. 2717 cr

C) Rs. 2129 cr

D) Rs. 2000 cr

Answer & Explanation: Union government has sanctioned 2717 crore rupee for

a period of 10 years to develop the Nalanda University

Question: Who has been named “Young leader of tomorrow” by Timemagazine?

A) Alok Shetty

B) Chanchal Rana

C) Pawan Kumar

D) Somesh Jaiswal

Answer & Explanation: Alok Shetty has been named “Young leader of

tomorrow” by Time magazine.

Question: Who won the Singapore Grand Prix 2014?

A) Nico Rosberg

B) Daniel Ricciardo

C) Lewis Hamilton

D) Sebastian Vettel

Answer & Explanation: Lewis Hamilton won the Singapore Grand Prix 2014.

Question: Samaresh Jung is associated with which game?

A) Judo

B) Shooting

C) Weightlifting

D) Snooker

Answer & Explanation: Samaresh Jung is associated with Shooting.





Question: Who won the women’s doubles title of WTA Toray Open tournament?

A) Sania Mirza and Cara Black

B) Kveta Peschke and Flavia Pennetta

C) Elena Veshina and Timea BabosD) Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci

Answer & Explanation: Sania Mirza and Cara Black won the women’s doubles

title of WTA Toray Open tournament.

Question: Who won the women’s doubles title of WTA Toray Open tournament?

A) Sania Mirza and Cara Black

B) Kveta Peschke and Flavia Pennetta

C) Elena Veshina and Timea Babos

D) Sara Errani and Roberta VinciAnswer & Explanation: Sania Mirza and Cara Black won the women’s doubles

title of WTA Toray Open tournament.

Question: Indian’s shooter Rahi Sarnobat won bronze medal at Asian Games

2014 in which event?

A) 10m pistol

B) 50m pistol

C) 100m riffle

D) 25m pistol

Answer & Explanation: Rahi Sarnobat won bronze in 25m pistol.

Question: Which company initial public offering (IPO) now ranks as the world’s

biggest in history at $25 billion?

A) Microsoft

B) Alibaba Group

C) JP Morgan

D) TCS

Answer & Explanation: Alibaba Group IPO now ranks as the world’s biggest in

history at $25 billion.

Question: Who has appointed as the head of the Pakistan powerful intelligence

agency (ISI)?





A) Bashar al-Assad

B) Abdul Al - Thani

C) Rizwan Akhtar

D) Adille SumariwalaAnswer & Explanation: Rizwan Akhtar has been appointed as the head of the

Pakistan powerful intelligence agency (ISI).

Question: Dipika Pallikal is associated with which sports?

A) Squash

B) Badminton

C) Table Tennis

D) Shooting

Answer & Explanation: Dipika Pallikal is associated with Squash.

Question: Who is the President of Yemen?

A) Haider al-Abadi

B) Joko Widodo

C) Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi

D) Mustafa Kamal

Answer & Explanation: Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi is the President of Yemen.

Question: Who is the President of Yemen?

A) Haider al-Abadi

B) Joko Widodo

C) Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi

D) Mustafa Kamal

Answer & Explanation: Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi is the President of Yemen.

Question: Which state government has announced to open Nirbhaya Centers in

all districts of state?

A) Haryana

B) Uttar Pradesh

C) Bihar

D) Madhya Pradesh





Answer & Explanation: Uttar Pradesh government has announced to open

Nirbhaya Centers in all districts of state.

Question: Which movie has been selected as India’s off icial entry to theupcoming Oscars (2015) awards in the best foreign film category?

A) Chidiya Udd

B) Rangbhoomi

C) Road of God

D) Liar’s Dice

Answer & Explanation: “Liar’s Dice” has been selected as India’s official entry

to the upcoming Oscars (2015) awards in the best foreign film category.

Question: Which company acquired Bangalore-based start up firm BookPad Incfor over 8 million US dollars?

A) JP Morgan

B) Yahoo! Inc

C) Infosys

D) TCS

Answer & Explanation: Yahoo! Inc acquired Bangalore-based start up firm

BookPad Inc for over 8 million US dollars.

Question: Who will be the next Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive

Officer (CEO) of South Indian Bank Ltd?

A) S.S. Mundra

B) Arun Kaul

C) V.G. Mathew

D) Arun Tiwari

Answer & Explanation: V.G. Mathew will be the next Managing Director (MD)

and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of South Indian Bank Ltd.

Question: Who is the director of movie “Liar’s Dice”?

A) Kamal Swaroop

B) Bharati Achrekar

C) Debina Bonnerjee

D) Geetu Mohandas





Answer & Explanation: Geetu Mohandas is the director of movie “Liar’s Dice”.

Question: Who is the director of movie “Liar’s Dice”?

A) Kamal SwaroopB) Bharati Achrekar

C) Debina Bonnerjee

D) Geetu Mohandas

Answer & Explanation: Geetu Mohandas is the director of movie “Liar’s Dice”.

Question: IKEA will open its first retail store in which city of India?

A) Hyderabad

B) Mumbai

C) BangaloreD) Chennai

Answer & Explanation: IKEA will open its first retail store in Hyderabad.

Question: Which private bank has launched a savings account for minors above

10 years?

A) ICICI

B) Dhanlaxmi

C) HDFC

D) Axis

Answer & Explanation: ICICI has launched a savings account for minors above

10 years.

Question: UN Climate Change Summit 2014 was held in _____?

A) Moscow

B) Paris

C) New Delhi

D) New York

Answer & Explanation: UN Climate Change Summit 2014 was held in New

York.

Question: Who was appointed as Secretary General of Independent

Commission on Multilateralism (ICM)?





A) B. Ashok

B) Hardeep Singh Puri

C) Sanjeev Kumar Singla

D) Shankar AggarwalAnswer & Explanation: Hardeep Singh Puri was appointed as Secretary

General of Independent Commission on Multilateralism (ICM).

Question: World Cricket League, WCL Division 3 will be held in ______?

A) Malaysia

B) Bangladesh

C) India

D) Saudi Arabia

Answer & Explanation: World Cricket League, WCL Division 3 will be held inMalaysia.

Question: World Cricket League, WCL Division 3 will be held in ______?

A) Malaysia

B) Bangladesh

C) India

D) Saudi Arabia

Answer & Explanation: World Cricket League, WCL Division 3 will be held in

Malaysia.

Question: Who was selected for the JC Daniel Award for lifetime achievement

for the year 2013?

A) Vasudevan Nair

B) Manjulatha Kalanidhi

C) Abhishek Verma

D) U. Mumba

Answer & Explanation: Vasudevan Nair was selected for the JC Daniel Award

for lifetime achievement for the year 2013.

Question: The 3rd meeting of SAARC Ministers of Culture was held in _____?

A) Kathmandu

B) Colombo





D) Sunil Gavaskar

Answer & Explanation: Ravi Shastri has been appointed as the director of India

cricket team till 2015 ICC World Cup.

Question: Which country successfully test-fired short range surface-to-surface

missile ‘Hatf IX’ that has range of 60 km?

A) China

B) Sri Lanka

C) Pakistan

D) South Korea

Answer & Explanation: Pakistan has successfully test-fired short range surface-

to-surface missile ‘Hatf IX’ that has range of 60 km.

Question: How much amount union government of India has declared for ‘Deen

Dayal Antyodaya Yojana’ on skill development of urban poor?

A) Rs 2000 crore

B) Rs 500 crore

C) Rs 100 crore

D) Rs 1000 crore

Answer & Explanation: Union government of India has declared Rs 500 crore

for ‘Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana’ on skill development of urban poor.

Question: Which state government of India has launched ‘Amma Cement

Scheme’ aiming to benefit the lower and middle classes?

A) Kerala

B) Goa

C) Tamil Nadu

D) Karnataka

Answer & Explanation: Tamil Nadu government has launched ‘Amma Cement

Scheme’ aiming to benefit the lower and middle classes.

Question: Who won the Right Livelihood Award 2014?

A) Edward Snowden and Alan Rusbridger

B) Alan Rusbridger and Elena Vesnina

C) Edward Snowden and Elena Vesnina





D) Marin Cilic and Edward Snowden

Answer & Explanation: Edward Snowden and Alan Rusbridger won the Right

Livelihood Award 2014.

Question: Who won the Right Livelihood Award 2014?

A) Edward Snowden and Alan Rusbridger

B) Alan Rusbridger and Elena Vesnina

C) Edward Snowden and Elena Vesnina

D) Marin Cilic and Edward Snowden

Answer & Explanation: Edward Snowden and Alan Rusbridger won the Right

Livelihood Award 2014.

Question: UN Climate Change Summit 2014 was held in ____? A) New York

B) Moscow

C) Bern

D) Mumbai

Answer & Explanation: UN Climate Change Summit 2014 was held in New

York.

Question: Who was appointed as the new president of the News Broadcasting

Association (NBA) for the year 2014-15?

A) Shashi Tharoor

B) Ajit Singh

C) Rajat Sharma

D) Devendra Nath

Answer & Explanation: Rajat Sharma has been appointed as the new president

of the News Broadcasting Association (NBA) for the year 2014-15.

Question: What was the name of Chief Minister of Maharashtra, who has

resigned from the post of Chief Minister?

A) Shankar Aggrawal

B) Prithviraj Chavan

C) Margret Alva

D) Shivraj Singh Chauhan





Answer & Explanation: Prithviraj Chavan has resigned from the post of Chief

Minister

Question: Abhishek Verma associated with which sports? A) Wrestling

B) Archery

C) Shooting

D) Badminton

Answer & Explanation: Abhishek Verma associated with Archery.

Question: The Asian Development Bank will fund how much money to Bhutan’s

118 MW Nikachu hydropower project?

A) $200 millionB) $100 million

C) $50 million

D) $120 million

Answer & Explanation: The Asian Development Bank will fund $120 million to

Bhutan’s 118 MW Nikachu hydropower project.

Question: Who was sworn-in as the 42nd Chief Justice of India?

A) B. Krishna

B) H.L. Dattu

C) P. Sathasivam

D) R M Lodha

Answer & Explanation: H.L. Dattu was sworn-in as the 42nd Chief Justice of

India.

Question: Who became the first Indian woman to win a silver medal in 20km

race walking event in the Asian Games?

A) Abhinav Bindra

B) T.V. Paul

C) Saji Thomas

D) Khushbir Kaur

Answer & Explanation: Khushbir Kaur became the first Indian woman to win a

silver medal in 20km race walking event in the Asian Games.





B) Lata Mangeshkar

C) A.R. Rahman

D) Sonu Nigam

Answer & Explanation: A.R. Rahman has been appointed as brandambassador of Japanese electronics company Casio for its electronic musical

instruments division.

Question: Which telecommunications company has entered into a partnership

with IRCTC to allow online booking of railway tickets through mobile phones?

A) Idea Gateway

B) Vodafone M-Pesa

C) Docomo Payment Services

D) Airtel MoneyAnswer & Explanation: Vodafone M-Pesa has entered into a partnership with

IRCTC to allow online booking of railway tickets through mobile phones.

Question: Who was sworn-in as President of Afghanistan?

A) Bashar al-Assad

B) Faud Mausam

C) Haider Ali

D) Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai

Answer & Explanation: Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai was sworn-in as President of

Afghanistan.

Question: Who has been appointed as the new envoy to India from

Bangladesh?

A) Syed Muazzem Ali

B) Javed Bashir

C) Ahemd Jalani

D) Karim Khan

Answer & Explanation: Syed Muazzem Ali has been appointed as the new

envoy to India from Bangladesh.

Question: Who won the men’s doubles title of ATP Malaysian Open 2014?

A) M. Matosevic and B. Tomic





B) J. Murray and J. Peers

C) A. Begemann and J. Knowle

D) Leander Paes and Marcin Matkowski

Answer & Explanation: Leander Paes and Marcin Matkowski won the men’sdoubles title of ATP Malaysian Open 2014.

Question: Who won the men’s doubles title of ATP Malaysian Open 2014?

A) M. Matosevic and B. Tomic

B) J. Murray and J. Peers

C) A. Begemann and J. Knowle

D) Leander Paes and Marcin Matkowski

Answer & Explanation: Leander Paes and Marcin Matkowski won the men’s

doubles title of ATP Malaysian Open 2014.

Question: Who has been appointed as an ambassador of BNP Paribas WTA

Tour Finals in Singapore?

A) Sara Errani

B) Li Na

C) Sania Mirza

D) Lender Paes

Answer & Explanation: Li Na has appointed as an ambassador of BNP Paribas

WTA Tour Finals in Singapore.

Question: Which China’s e-commerce giant has won the approval from Chinese

authorities to establish a private bank?

A) Bain & Company

B) Amazon

C) E-bay

D) Alibaba

Answer & Explanation: Alibaba has won the approval from china authorities to

establish a private bank.

Question: Who won the 2014 Ryder Cup by defeating USA?

A) Canada

B) Australia





C) Rajiv

D) Pyush Sethi

Answer & Explanation: Rajiv has been appointed as new Central Vigilance

Commissioner (CVC).

Question: Who has bagged first ever Asian Games gold medal in boxing?

A) Mary Kom

B) Saji Thomas

C) Tinu Luka

D) Seema Punia

Answer & Explanation: Mary Kom has bagged first ever Asian Games gold

medal in boxing.

Question: Who has released the Living Planet Report 2014?

A) UNCTAD

B) WB

C) UNIDO

D) WWF

Answer & Explanation: WWF has released the Living Planet Report 2014.

Question: Who has got the ET Award 2014?

A) HCL

B) TCS

C) Infosys

D) Wipro

Answer & Explanation: TCS has got the ET Award 2014.

Question: Which country has signed Bilateral Security Agreement with US, with

an aim to allow some US troops to remain in the country till 2015?

A) Philippines

B) Iraq

C) Afghanistan

D) Iran

Answer & Explanation: Afghanistan has signed Bilateral Security Agreement

with US, with an aim to allow some US troops to remain in the country till 2015.





Question: India’s men’s hockey team won which medal in the 17th Asian

Games?

A) silver medalB) gold medal

C) bronze medal

D) None

Answer & Explanation: India’s men’s hockey team won gold medal in the 17th

Asian Games.

Question: India’s men’s hockey team defeated which team in the final to win a

gold medal in Asian Games 2014?

A) South KoreaB) Japan

C) Pakistan

D) Malaysia

Answer & Explanation: India’s men’s hockey team defeated Pakistan in the

final to win a gold medal in Asian Games 2014.

Question: Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India will invest Rs. 1,100 crore to set

up a two-wheeler plant in which state of India?

A) Tamil Nadu

B) Maharashtra

C) Karnataka

D) Gujarat

Answer & Explanation: Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India will invest Rs.

1,100 crore to set up a two-wheeler plant in Gujarat.

Question: International credit rating agency, Fitch forecasts India GDP is

expected to grow at ______ in 2014-15?

A) 5.6%

B) 5.4%

C) 5.7%

D) 5.5%





Answer & Explanation: International credit rating agency, Fitch forecasts India

GDP is expected to grow at 5.6% in 2014-15.

Question: Who has launched ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan’ in New Delhi with acleanliness drive across India?

A) Rajnath Singh

B) L.K. Advani

C) Narendra Modi

D) Pranab Mukherjee

Answer & Explanation: Narendra Modi has launched ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan’

in New Delhi with a cleanliness drive across India.

Question: Justin Gatlin belongs to which country? A) Canada

B) US

C) Germany

D) Jamaica

Answer & Explanation: Justin Gatlin belongs to US.

Question: How many Indian institutes are in Times Higher Education World

Rankings, 2014?

A) 5

B) 10

C) 2

D) 6

Answer & Explanation: Only 2 Indian institutes are in Times Higher Education

World Rankings, 2014.

Question: Who is the CEO of US auto giant General Motors?

A) Mary T. Barra

B) Martha Stewart

C) Ginni Rometty

D) Angela Braly

Answer & Explanation: Mary T. Barra is the CEO of US auto giant General

Motors.





Question: What was the name of a Noble Prize winning physicist died at the age

of 87?

A) Robert DrewB) Robin Williams

C) Lauren Bacall

D) Martin Perl

Answer & Explanation: Martin Perl has died at the age of 87.

Question: India’s men’s Kabaddi team won the gold medal in Asian Games

2014 by beating which country in the final?

A) Pakistan

B) Sout KoreaC) Iran

D) Vietnam

Answer & Explanation: India’s men’s Kabaddi team won the gold medal by

beating Iran in the final.

Question: India’s men’s Kabaddi team won the gold medal in Asian Games

2014 by beating which country in the final?

A) Pakistan

B) Sout Korea

C) Iran

D) Vietnam

Answer & Explanation: India’s men’s Kabaddi team won the gold medal by

beating Iran in the final.

Question: Who has been named as the most valuable player (MVP) of the 17th

Asian Games?

A) Kosuke Hagino

B) Susanthika Jayasinghe

C) Mary Kom

D) Wang Yihan

Answer & Explanation: Kosuke Hagino has been named as the most valuable

player of the 17th Asian Games.





Question: Which state became the first state of India to start Olive refinery?

A) Bihar

B) GujaratC) Rajasthan

D) Madhya Pradesh

Answer & Explanation: Rajasthan became the first state of India to start Olive

refinery.

Question: Which country Cabinet has given its approval for fighter jets to join the

US-led military action against Islamic State militant’s targets in Iraq?

A) China

B) AustraliaC) Russia

D) India

Answer & Explanation: Australia Cabinet has given its approval for fighter jets

to join the US-led military action against Islamic State militant’s targets in Iraq.

Question: What was the official slogan of the 17th Asian Games?

A) Asian Integrity

B) For the Welfare of Asia

C) Diversity Shines Here

D) Sports Live here

Answer & Explanation: ‘Diversity Shines Here’ was the official slogan of the

17th Asian Games.

Question: How many gold medals Indian won in 17th Asian Games?

A) fifteen

B) eleven

C) seven

D) nine

Answer & Explanation: Eleven gold medals Indian won in 17th Asian Games.

Question: How many gold medals Indian won in 17th Asian Games?

A) fifteen





B) eleven

C) seven

D) nine

Answer & Explanation: Eleven gold medals Indian won in 17th Asian Games.

Question: Who has won the Japan Open title 2014?

A) Milos Raonic

B) T. Berdych

C) Kie Nishikori

D) Rafael Nadal

Answer & Explanation: Kie Nishikori has won the Japan Open title 2014.

Question: Who has been honoured with Global Diversity Award 2014 by Britishparliament?

A) Sachin Tendulkar

B) Narendra Modi

C) Shahrukh Khan

D) Ratan Tata

Answer & Explanation: Shahrukh Khan has been honoured with Global

Diversity Award 2014 by British parliament.

Question: Who has won the women’s singles title of tennis China Open, 2014?

A) Maria Sharapova

B) A. Ivanovic

C) Serena Williams

D) Petra Kvitova

Answer & Explanation: Maria Sharapova has won the women’s singles title of

tennis China Open, 2014.

Question: Who has been nominated for the US top National Medal of Science

award?

A) Rajkumar Rao

B) Alok Shetty

C) Thomas Kailath

D) B Muthuraman





Answer & Explanation: Thomas Kailath has been nominated for the US top

National Medal of Science award.

Question: Who has won the Japanese Grand Prix, 2014? A) Nico Rosberg

B) Sebastian Vettel

C) Lewis Hamilton

D) Daniel Ricciardo

Answer & Explanation: Lewis Hamilton has won the Japanese Grand Prix,

2014.

Question: Who has won the Japanese Grand Prix, 2014?

A) Nico RosbergB) Sebastian Vettel

C) Lewis Hamilton

D) Daniel Ricciardo

Answer & Explanation: Lewis Hamilton has won the Japanese Grand Prix,

2014.





Points to Remember March - Ap ril 2014

Kathy Cross: Kathy Cross became the first woman to be appointed in an ICC

umpires panel as an Associate and Affiliate panel of International umpires.

India-Fiji: India and Fiji signed DTAA for avoidance of double taxation and

prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income.

India’s first Mono rail inaugurated recently: India’s first monorail service was

inaugurated by the Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj chavan in Mumbai.

Tea Production in India: ITA announced that tea India’s production has gone upby 6.5 percent in 2013 as production rose to 1200 million Kg against 1126 million

kg in 2012.

Ranji Trophy 2014 Winner: Karnataka defeated Maharashtra by seven wickets

to win Ranji Trophy 2014 at Hyderabad.

Harish Rawat: Harish Rawat was in news as he has been appointed as the 8th

Chief Minister of Uttarakhand recently.

Justice Askhok Kumar Mathur: Justice Askhok Kumar Mathur has been

appointed as the Chairman of the 7th Pay Commission that will submit report in 2

years.

Paperless Public Library: First Paperless public Library of the World BiblioTech

was opened in the USA State of Texas recently.

Danish amputee first in the world to get Bionic Hand: Dennis amputee

became first person to receive bionic hand that allowed him to feel life-like

sensation from the device’s artificial fingers.





Vyas Samman: Vishwanath Tripathi has been selected for Vyas Samman for the

year 2013 for his memoir Vyomkesh Darvesh a biography of Acharya Hazari

Prasad Dwivedi.

Marco Lambertini: WWF has appointed Marco Lambertini as Director-General

of the WWF International.

ICC New Chairman: Srinivasan was elected as the new Chairman of ICC for a

period of 2 years. He will succeed Alan Raymond Isaac.

Sushil Koirala: Sushil Koirala was elected as the next Prime Minister of Nepal

recently by the Nepal,s Parliament.

N Ramachandran: N Ramachandran was elected President of Indian Olympic

Association (IOA) recently.

Sikkim: Sikkim became the first State in India to achieve 100 percent sanitation

coverage under the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyaan Scheme.

R.K.Tiwari: R.K.Tiwari was appointed new chairman of Central Board of DirectTaxes (CBDT) recently.

Kumar Sangakkara: Kumar Sangakkara, the cricketer of Sri Lankan national

team became the second person in the history of Cricket to score a triple century

and a century in the same test match. By performing the rare record, he joined

Graham Gooch, the former skipper of England team.

He achieved this reach by scoring 319 runs in the first inning of the match and

105 runs in the second innings. He achieved this record, while playing in the

second test match against Bangladesh recently.





Jatinder Bir Singh: Jatinder Bir Singh was appointed Chairman and Managing

Director of Punjab and Sind Bank (PSB) recently.

58th Bocskai International Tournament: Indian boxers finished fourth at the

58th Bocskai International Tournament which concluded in Hungary recently.

Irani Trophy: Karnataka won Irani Trophy for the fifth time against the Rest of

India in Bangalore, recently.

International Gandhi Award for the year 2013: Vijaykumar Vinayak Dongre

and Guocheng Zhang received International Gandhi Award for the year 2013 by

President of India.

World Bridge Championship: World Bridge Championship for Bermuda Bowl

(men) and Venice Cup (women) will be hosted by India for the first time in

October 2015.

64th Berlin International Film Festival: Marathi film, Killa directed by Avinash

Arun won the Crystal Bear for the best film at the 64th Berlin International Film

Festival.

ModiNomics: BJP leader Arun Jaitely has recently launched a book entitled

ModiNomics in New Delhi. The book has been authored by Sameer Kochhar.

Renaud Lavillenie: French Olympic champion, Renaud Lavillenie broke 21-

year-old world record of pole vault of Sergey Bubka at Donetsk in Ukraine.

Sikkim won National Tourism Award 2012-13: Sikkim won the NationalTourism Award 2012-13. The award was handed over by Shashi Tharoor to Bhim

Dhungel, Sikkim’s Tourism Minister in New Delhi, recently.





Facebook Inc acquired WhatsApp: Social media giant Facebook Inc acquired

WhatsApp for 19 billion dollars in a cash and stock deal, recently.

IMF Predictions: IMF has projected that the economic growth for 2014-15 of

India will be 5.4% and suggested India to strengthen its inflation management

policies.

Delhi Waveriders won the 2nd edition of Hockey India League cup: Delhi

Waveriders emerged as champions of Hockey India League after defeating

Jaypee Punjab Warriors at Astroturf Hocket Stadium in Ranchi.

Matteo Renzi: Matteo Renzi was sworn as Italy’s Prime Minister at the

Presidential palace, recently.

Venom GT: US firm Hennessey’s engineers have developed the world’s fastest

car Venom GT with a top speed of a speed of 435 km per hour.

Young Investigator Award for 2014: Madan Babu, Indian scientist won the

Protein Society’s Protein Science Young Investigator Award for 2014 at

Cambridge.

New Egypt Prime Minister: Ibrahim Mahlab was sworn in as new Egypt Prime

Minister recently.

National billiard Championships: Sourav Kothari beat Alok Kumar to won the

National billiard Championships which held in Lucknow recently.





Points to Remember Ap ril - May 2014

Subrata Roy: He is in news as he is in jail after the Supreme Court ordered the

arrest following his failure to appear before it in a case arising out of non refund

of 24000 crore rupees to investors by two of his companies.

28 February: National Science Day is celebrated on this day, to mark the

discovery of the Raman Effect by Indian physicist CV Raman.

India and Saudi Arabia signed MoU on defence cooperation: India and Saudi

Arabia signed a defence cooperation pact to take their strategic partnership

further in areas of security, recently.

Chandi Prasad Bhatt: Gandhian environmentalist and social activist, Chandi

Prasad Bhatt was selected for the Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2013.

Dubai Championships: Roger Federer defeated Tomas Berdych 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 to

win the Dubai Championships for the sixth time.

The 86th Annual Academy Oscar Awards 2014:

Important winners:

Best picture award: 12 Years A Slave of Steve McQueen.

Best Actor: Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club

Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine

Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club

Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave

Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity

Best Foreign Language Film: The Great Beauty





ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup: South Africa for the first time won the ICC

Under-19 Cricket World Cup by defeating Pakistan by at the Dubai International

Cricket Stadium, recently.

RBI Steps: RBI has extended date for exchange of pre-2005 banknotes to 1

January 2015 and advised banks to facilitate the exchange of these notes for full

value.

Forbes magazine’s 28th Annual World billionaires list: Bill Gates, Microsoft

Co-founder is the World’s top richest Billionaire with worth of 76 billion dollars.

Gates is back on the top rank after four years, reclaiming the title from the

telecom mogul Carlos Slim Helu of Mexico (2nd), who ranked 1 for the past four

years.

Amanico Ortega, Spanish clothing retailer is ranked 3rd for the second year in a

row followed by Warren Buffet (4).

Sheila Dikshit: Sheila Dikshit is in news as she has been appointed as the

Governor of Kerala.

Indian acid attack victim, Laxmi won International Women of Courage

Award: US honoured Laxmi, the person who started the movement to end acid

attacks in India with the prestigious International Women of Courage Award.

Lok Sabha elections to be held from 7 April 2014 in 9-phases: Election

Commission recently announced that Lok Sabha elections will be held from 7

April to 12 May 2014. Counting will be done on 16 May 2014.

BIMSTEC: Third BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical

and Economic Cooperation) Summit was held in Myanmar.





Federation Cup Volleyball: Tamil Nadu men and Railways women won the

Federation Cup Volleyball titles by defeating services and Kerala respectively.

68th Santosh Trophy: Mizoram won the 68th Santosh Trophy for senior

National football championship by defeating Railways 3-0 at Kanchenjungha

Stadium in Siliguri, West Bengal.

Windham Campbell Literature Prize: Indian writer Pankaj Mishra on 9 March

2014 won Windham Campbell Literature Prize in non-fiction category.

Virat Kohli: Virat Kohli reclaimed the number one position in the ICC Player

Rankings for ODI Batsmen by replacing South African ODI captain AB de Villers.

Flight MH370: Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 vanished from radar screens over

South China Sea with 239 people on board on its route from Kuala Lumpur to

Beijing.

New Zealand to hold referendum on changing the National Flag: Prime

Minister of New Zealand, John Key announced the plan to hold a referendum on

changing the National Flag by 2017.

World Longest aircraft Airlander unveiled in Britain: The World Longest

aircraft has been unveiled in Britain.

Package to Bhutan: Government of India (GOI) announced to provide 4500

crore rupees Assistance Package to Bhutan for its 11th Five Year Plan.

Michelle Bachelet: Michelle Bachelet has been sworn in as the President ofChile after winning election over her conservative rival Evelyn Matthei.





BN Srikrishna: Financial Planning Standards Board India (FPSB) appointed

retired Justice BN Srikrishna as its Chairman. He has succeeded Dhirendra

Swarup.

IPL 2014: IPL 2014 to be held in 3 phases at UAE, Bangladesh & India.

Bangladesh will be venue if Home Ministry denies permitting to hold game during

election.

Rakesh Sethi: Rakesh Sethi is appointed as Chairman and Managing Director

(CMD) of Allahabad Bank.

Soma Mondal: Soma Mondal has been appointed as the first woman director

(commercial) of National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO)

Plastic Photo Identity Card: Nagaland and Assam are the first two states to be

issued Plastic Photo Identity Card for elections in India.

SBI Life to appeal against the order of IRDA to refund 275 crore: SBI Life

Insurance Company announced that it will appeal against the order of Insurance

Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA).

Asian Grand Prix Archery Championships: Indian archers bagged 2 gold and

silver in the team events of 1st Asian Grand Prix Archery Championships at

Bangkok.

Sachin Tendulkar: Sachin Tendulkar has voted as the Cricketer of the

Generation by a 50-member by beating Shane Warne and Jacques Kallis.

Tomas Halik: Tomas Halik, the Czech priest won the Templeton Prize for 2014.

The award was announced by the John Templeton Foundation and under the

award he will receive 1.1 million Euro.





Points to Remember May – June 2014

Indian Wells ATP Tennis Masters: Novak Djokovic won the Indian Wells ATP

Tennis Masters by defeating Roger Federer. Women’s singles was won by Flavia

Pennetta.

India is the world’s largest arms importer: SIPRI in its data on international

arms transfers claimed India as largest importer of weapon systems, which is

three times more than Pakistan and China.

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2013-14: Karnataka won the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2013-14

at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

Aditi Khanna: Aditi Khanna became the first women President of Indian

Journalists’ Association (IJA) in London in its 67-years long history.

Dr KC Chakrabarty: Deputy Governor of RBI, Dr KC Chakrabarty is in news as

he resigned from the office three months ahead of the completion of the term.

G D Birla award: Physicist Rajesh Gopakumar won the G D Birla award forscientific research for the year 2013.

Big Hoss: Big Hoss is the World largest TV unveiled for the first time at the

Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth.

Govind Mishra: Govind Mishra will be given the Sarawasti honour for year 2013

for his book Dhool Paudho Par. He will be the second person to receive this

award.

4th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship: RSPB won the 4th

Hockey India Senior Women National Championship (Division A) in Bhopal after

defeating defending champions Haryana by 4-0.





AQUATM: Vandana Foundation has launched AQUATM water vending machine

in Mumbai. It will release 1 liter water at a price of 1 rupee.

Rajiv Takru: Rajiv Takru, the Financial Services Secretary has been appointed

as the new Revenue Secretary. He succeeded Sumit Bose.

Shigeru Ban, Japanese architect won the Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014:

Japanese architect Shigeru Ban won the Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014.

3rd South Asian Handball Championship: India defeated Pakistan in the final

to win the 3rd South Asian Handball Championship title at Genesis Global School

in Noida.

West Zone won cricket's Deodhar Trophy 2014: West Zone defeated North

Zone to win the Deodhar Trophy of Cricket 2014 in Visakhapatnam by a margin

of 133 runs.

Miami Masters Crown: Novak Djokovic won his fourth Miami Masters crown by

defeating Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-3.

Manuel Valls: President Francois Hollande appointed Interior Minister Manuel

Valls as next prime minister of France.

Nancy Powell: US Ambassador to India, Nancy Powell is in news as she

announced her resignation. She had submitted her resignation to Barack Obama.

Dr. Sumit Chugh: An Indian- American Cardiologist, Dr. Sumit Chugh is in news

as he has been chosen for the Prestigious Simon Dack Award for OutstandingScholarship.

Highl ights of RBI f irst Bi-monthly Monetary Policy statement 2014-15

annou nced on 1 Apri l 2014:





+ Kept the policy repo rate unchanged at 8.0%.

+ The repo rate and the rate at which RBI lends money to banks remained at 8

per cent.

+ Cash reserve ratio also remain unchanged at 4%.

+ The economic growth of country slipped to a decade-low of 4.5 per cent in

2012-13 and is estimated at 4.9 per cent in the current financial year 2013-14.

Recent RBI Important Steps:

+ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) directed banks not to impose financial penalty

on the consumers in case of non-maintenance of minimum balance in their

saving accounts.

+ RBI also directed banks to limit the liability of customers in electronic banking

transactions in cases where banks fail to prove customer negligence.

+ RBI also instructed banks to allow borrowers to prepay floating rate term loans

without any penalty.

RBI approved banking licences to IDFC Ltd and Bandhan financial

services: RBI has granted in-principle approvals to IDFC Ltd and Bandhan

Financial Services Pvt Ltd to start new banks in India.

Karim Massimov: Karim Massimov is in news as he has been named as the

new Prime Minister of Kazakhstan after Serik Akhmetov resigned from the post.

Most Efficient Navratna Award: Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) recieved the

Most Efficient Navratna Award for the year 2013.





D K Pathak: Union Government recently appointed senior IPS officer D K Pathak

as the new Director General of BSF.

R Gandhi: RBI has appointed R Gandhi as the Deputy Governor for a period of

three years. He is the successor of Anand Sinha.

NIST launched world's most accurate clock, NIST-F2: NIST has launched a

new atomic clock, named as NIST-F2 to serve the new US civilian time and

frequency, along with the current NIST-F1 standard.

Marie-Lousie Coleiro Preca: Marie-Lousie Coleiro Preca Sworn-in as President

of Malta, island state, in Valletta.

United Kingdom’s 2014 Asian Award: MS Dhoni won the United Kingdom’s

2014 Asian Award for outstanding achievement in Sports.

Social Progress Index (SPI): India was ranked 102 out of 132 countries on the

Social Progress Index (SPI) published by the US-based non-profit organisation

Social Progress Imperative

ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2014: Sri Lanka defeated India in the final match to

win the ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2014 at Shere Bangla stadium of Mirpur,

Dhaka.

Femina Miss India 2014: Koyal Rana won the title of fbb Femina Miss India

2014. Jhataleka Malhotra and Gail Nicole Da’Silva were the 1st and 2nd r unner-

ups respectively.

4th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2014: Punjab won the

4th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2014 (Division A) by

defeating Hokey Odisha at Chennai, Tamil Nadu.





Women’s World Twenty20 Cup 2014: Australian cricket team had won the

Women’s World Twenty20 Cup 2014 cup by defeating England in the final match

in Mirpur, Dhaka.

INS Vikrant: INS Vikrant is in news recently as it was sold to IB Commercial for

60 crore. It is India’s first aircraft carrier and played an important role during 1971

Indo-Pak war.

Viktor Orban: Viktor Orban was re-elected as Prime Minister of Hungary for the

second consecutive four-year term.

Shikhar Dhawan: Shikhar Dhawan is in news as he has been named as one of

the Five Wisden Cricketers of the Year 2013. Others are Joe Root, Charlotte

Edwards, Chris Rogers, Ryan Harris and Dale Steyn.

Rajendra Mal Lodha: President of India on 11 April 2014 appointed Justice

Rajendra Mal Lodha as Next Chief Justice of India.

Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2013: The Union Ministry announced recently that

legendary poet Gulzar was selected for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2013.

Knight Grand Cross (GBE) Award: Ratan Tata recently received the Knight

Grand Cross (GBE) award by UK Government.

Justice G Rohini: Justice G Rohini appointed as the next Chief Justice of Delhi

High Court. She will be the first women Chief Justice in the Delhi High Court.

Vijay Seshadri: India-born poet Vijay Seshadri won the prestigious 2014 PulitzerPrize in the poetry category for his collection of poems entitled 3 Sections.

Seventh South Asia Judo Championships: Indian judokas won 12 medals at

the seventh South Asia Judo Championships held in Kathmandu.





SBI launched Tab banking to facilitate opening of Saving Accounts: State

Bank of India recently launched digital banking facilities for the convenience of

SBI customers.

The 61st National Fi lm Awards for 2013 was announced in New Delhi

recently. Here are impo rtant win ners:

• Best Actor – Raj Kumar for Shahid in hindi and Suraj Venjaramoodu for

Perariyathavar in Malyalam

• Best Actress – Geetanjali Thapa for Liar’s Dance in Hindi

• Best Direction – Hansal Mehta for film Shahid

• Best Film on Social Issues – Gulabi Gang directed by Nishtha

• Best Supporting Actor – Saurabh Shukla for Jolly LLB

• Best Supporting Actress – Amruta Subhash for Astu in Marathi and Aida El-

Kashef for Ship of Theseus

• Best Children’s Film – Kaphal (Hindi), directed by Batul Mukhtiar

• Best Child Artist – Somnath Avghade for Fandy in Marathi and Sadhana for

Thanga Meengal in Tamil

• Special Jury Award – Yellow in Marathi directed by Mahesh Limaye and Miss

Lovely in Hindi directed by Ashim Ahuwalia

• Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director – Fandry in Marathi

directed by Nagraj Manjule





• Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration –

Thalaimuraigal (Tamil) directed by Balu Mahindra

• Best Writing on Cinema or Book of the Cinema – Cinema Ga Cinema in Telugu

authored by Nandagopal and published by Praga India, Hyderabad

RK Dhowan: Admiral RK Dhowan took over as 22nd Chief of Indian Navy. He is

a successor of Admiral DK Joshi, who was the 1st Defence forces chief to resign

in India.

Abdelaziz Bouteflika: Abdelaziz Bouteflika won the Presidency for the fourth

time consecutively in Algeria.

Women’s Senior Snooker Championship: Chitra Magimairaj won the World

Women’s Senior Snooker Championship at Leeds, Britain by defeating Alena

Asmolava of Belarus.

41st Chief Justice of India: Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha sworn-in as the 41st

Chief Justice of India. His swearing-in ceremony was administered by the

President of India.

Goldman Environmental Prize: An Indian environmental activist, Ramesh

Agrawal won the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize that is commonly

called as the Green Nobel.

NR Narayana Murthy: 2014 CIF Chanchlani Global Indian Award presented to

NR Narayana Murthy for his remarkable vision and leadership in the IT sector.





Points to Remember June – July 2014

India-made EVMs to be used in Namibia’s Presidential polls: Government of

Namibia purchased 3400 India-made EVMs for use in the countries Presidential

Election, scheduled in November 2014.

World’s highest tunnel for high-speed train opened in China: World’s highest

tunnel for high-speed train in northwest China at an altitude of 3607.4 metres

became operational.

Freedom of the press 2014: India dropped to 78 in the latest Freedom of the

press 2014.Sweden topped the list and belongs to the world's most independent

press.

Astra: Name of the first indigenously developed air-to-air missile which was

successfully test fired recently from a Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet over the Arabian

Sea off Goa.

Ahmet Sik: Turkish investigative journalist Ahmet Sik won the 2014 UNESCO

Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize.

Juan Carlos Varela: Vice-president of Panama Juan Carlos Varela won the

presidential election.

World Snooker Championship title 2014: Mark Selby of England won World

Snooker Championship title 2014 on in Sheffield, England.

Boko Haram: Boko Haram Islamist militants group of Nigeria is in news as it hasabducted more than 200 girls from north-eastern Nigeria.





New RBI Guidelines: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently issued the guidelines

to allow the minors of age above 10 years to independently open and operate

savings bank accounts and use other facilities like ATM and cheque books.

Gregory Bradeb Memorial Fellow of the Year Award: Indian-American

cardiologist Mitul Kadakia won the prestigious 2014 Gregory Bradeb Memorial

Fellow of the Year Award.

Archana Ramasundaram: Senior IPS Officer Archana Ramasundaram is in

news as she appointed as first Woman Additional Director of Central Bureau of

Investigation (CBI).

Ronnie O'Sullivan: Ronnie O'Sullivan was named snooker's Player of the Year

at the sport's annual awards ceremony in London recently.

India’s Fight Against Rape: Documentary film, Silent Screams –India’s Fight

Against Rape has won three awards at 2014 New York Festivals International TV

and Film Awards.

Madrid Open: Rafael Nadal won his 27th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title at

Mutua Madrid Open final after Kei Nishikori was forced to withdraw with a back

injury.

ANC won the South African Elections for the fifth successive term : African

National congress (ANC) won the national election 2014 with 62.2 percent of

votes.

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2014 assembly elections of Sikkim: Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) emerged

as the largest party by winning 22 seats.

Pawan Chamling: He is in news as he is sworn-in as the Chief Minister of

Sikkim for a record fifth consecutive time.

Naveen Patnaik: He is in news as he sworn-in as Chief Minister of Odisha for

fourth consecutive term.

Anandiben Patel: She is in news as she was sworn-in as the first woman Chief

Minister of Gujarat on 22 May 2014.

Malavath Poorna: 13-year and 11-month old girl, Poorna of Andhra Pradesh

became the youngest woman to climb Mount Everest, the highest peak in the

world.

TR Zeliang: He is in news as he sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of Nagaland

as the successor of Neiphiu Rio on 24 May 2014.

Thomas and Uber Cup 2014: Japan won 2014 Thomas Cup badminton andChina won 2014 Uber Cup title of badminton on 24 May 2014.

Sushma Swaraj: She is in news as she became the first woman External Affairs

Minister of India on 26 May 2014.

Dalia Grybauskaite: Known as the Iron Lady of Lithuania, on 25 May 2014 won

the Presidential elections of Lithuania.

Sachin Tendulkar : He is in news as he has been appointed as the goodwill

ambassador of 35th National Games, Kerala scheduled to be held from January-

February 2015.





Mukul Rohatgi: He is in news as he has been appointed as the 14th Attorney-

General of India. He succeeds Gulam Vahanvati.

Vyas Samman 2013: Vishwanath Tripathi, eminent Hindi writer awarded the

prestigious Vyas Samman 2013.

IPL 2014: KKR won the seventh edition of Indian Premier League 2014 by

defeating KXIP by three wickets in the final played at Chinnaswamy Stadium,

Bangalore.

Chandrashekhar Rao: He is in news as he was sworn-in as the First Chief

Minister of Telengana.

Peter Mutharika: Peter Mutharika was sworn-in as President of Malawi recently.

Telangana: Telangana became the 29th State of India with Hyderabad as its

capital on 2 June 2014.

Angela Merkel topped Forbes Most Powerful Women List 2014: German

Chancellor topped Forbes annual list of Most Powerful Women 2014 in the world.

Salvador Sanchez Ceren: Former left wing rebel leader Salvador Sanchez

Ceren was sworn-in as the President of El Salvador on 1 June 2014.

Syrian President: President Bashar al-Assad of Syria won the Presidential

election for the third time for seven-year term.

Sumitra Mahajan elected as Speaker of 16th Lok Sabha: Sumitra Mahajan

was unanimously elected as Speaker of the 16th Lok Sabha.

G-7 summit 2014: 40th G-7 summit 2014 was held at Justus Lipsius building,

Brussels at the Council of the European Union on 4 June 2014 – 5 June 2014.





N. Chandrababu Naidu: Nara Chandrababu Naidu was sworn-in as the first

Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh after bifurcation.

Petro Poroshenko sworn-in as President of Ukraine: Petro Poroshenko was

sworn-in as the President of Ukraine in Kiev.

Kudankulam became India’s first nuclear plant to generate 1000 MW power :

Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant on 8 June 2014 became India’s first nuclear

plant to generate 1000 MW power.

Rafael Nadal: Rafael Nadal (rank no. 1) of Spain won the French Open title 2014

for the ninth time on 8 June 2014. He is the first men to win five French Open

titles in a row. He won against Novak Djokovic (rank no. 2) of Yugoslavia with 3-

6, 7-5, 6-2, and 6-4 in the final.

Kullu District: The place was in news as 24 engineering students of VJI of

Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad were drowned in Beas River in Kullu

district of Himachal Pradesh.

Abdel Fattah el-Sisi sworn-in as President of Egypt: Former army chief Abdel

Fattah el-Sisi was sworn-in as the President of Egypt in Cairo.

RBI revised KYC guidelines: Reserve Bank of India on 9 June 2014 eased the

KYC norms for opening bank account. In its notification it said that only one

documentary proof of address (either the current or permanent) can be used to

open bank account or for periodic updation.

Ranjit Kumar : Senior advocate Ranjit Kumar was on 7 June 2014 appointed as

the Solicitor General of India.





Netherlands won the 2014 edition of Women’s Hockey World Cup:

Netherlands won the Women’s World Cup 2014 in The Hague, Netherlands.

Juan Manuel Santos re-elected as President of Colombia: Juan Manuel

Santos was re-elected as the President of Colombia.

Australia won the 2014 edition of Men’s Hockey World Cup: Australia won

the Men’s hockey World Cup title 2014 for second successive time.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Bhutan: Prime Minister Narendra Modi

on 15 June 2014- 16 June 2014 made his first official visit to Bhutan.

Delhi became first kerosene-free city in India: Delhi became first kerosene-

free city of India. This was achieved with implementation of the Delhi: A

Kerosene-Free Scheme 2012.

Gauravi: India’s first One Stop Crisis Centre (OSCC) named Gauravi was

launched in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on 16 June 2014.

India won 12 medals to finish 5th at 16th Asian Junior AthleticsChampionship: India won 2 Gold, 5 Silver and 5 Bronze medals at 16th Asian

Junior Athletics Championship.

Former Captain of Bangladesh Mohammad Ashraful banned: Former

Captain of Bangladesh Mohammad Ashraful on 18 June 2014 was banned for

eight years by the disciplinary panel

World Food Prize for the year 2014: India-born Mexican plant scientist,Sanjaya Rajaram will be honoured with the World Food Prize for the year 2014. It

was announced by the World Food Prize Foundation on 18 June 2014.





Pen Pinter Prize: Salman Rushdie has been named as the winner of 2014 Pen

Pinter Prize for his outstanding literary output and support for freedom of

expression.

India-born Pratishtha Khanna honoured: India-born Pratishtha Khanna is

honoured Champions of Change by the White House.

FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship: Magnus Carlsen on 18 June 2014

bagged the FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship title in Dubai.

Jnanpith award for 2013: Kedarnath Singh, a noted Hindi poet has been

chosen for the Jnanpith award for 2013. He is the 10th Hindi writer to receive the

honour.

Fare Hike: Railways has increased the passenger fare by 14.2 percent in all

classes and freight charges by 6.5 percent.

Okavango Delta: Okavango Delta in Botswana on 22 June 2014 became the

1000th site to be included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site List.

Chung Hung: Chung Hung Won the election and remained as PM of South

Korea.

Legion of Honour : France on 25 June 2014 announced to honour Shahrukh

Khan with Officer of the Legion of Honour for his contribution to Cinema.

35th National Games: Indian Olympic Association announced the dates of 35th

National Games. The games will be held from 31 January to 14 February 2015 inKerala.





People's Choice prize: Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik won the People's

Choice prize at the World Cup of Sand Sculpting-2014 held in the Atlantic City of

the US.

Jean-Claude Juncker : Jean-Claude Juncker on 26 June 2014 was named as

the next president of the European Commission.

Australian Open Super Series: Saina Nehwal won 750000 US dollar Australian

Open Super Series by defeating Carolina Marin of Spain in straight-game played

at Sydney.

IBSF 6-Red World snooker title: Indian cueist, Pankaj Advani won his maiden

IBSF 6-Red World snooker title at Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt by defeating Kacper

Flilpiak of Poland.

2014 Liberty Medal: Malala Yousafzai won the 2014 Liberty Medal from National

Constitution Centre in Philadelphia, the largest city in the US State of

Pennsylvania.





Points to Remember Ju ly – August 2014

Shah Rukh Khan: Shah Rukh Khan was in news as he was conferred with top

French civilian award Knight of the Legion of Honor.

Bor Wildlife Sanctuary: MoEF has approved proposal of Maharashtra

Government to notify Bor Wildlife Sanctuary as 47th Tiger Reserve of India and

sixth of the state.

Sujit Choudhry: Sujit Choudhry is in news as he became the first Indian-

American dean of the University of California, Berkeley.

Marrakesh Treaty: India became the first country to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty

that will facilitate blind and visually impaired an access to published works.

Michelle Howard became first female four-star admiral in US Navy: US Navy

appointed Michelle Howard as its first female four-star admiral.

Ram Naresh Yadav: Ram Naresh Yadav is in news as on 2 July 2014 he was

sworn-in as the Governor of Chhattisgarh at Raj Bhawan, Raipur.

President on Twitter : President Pranab Mukherjee joined Twitter with the

handle - @RashtrapatiBhvn.

240MW Uri-II HEP: Narendra Modi inaugurated the 240MW Uri-II HEP in J&K

that can generate an estimated 1124 million units of hydel-energy annually.

MCC XI won the match played to celebrate 200 years of Lord’s Cricket

Ground: Sachin Tendulkar-led MCC XI won over Shane Warne-led Rest of the

World XI in a match played in honour of the Lord’s bi-centenary year.

Men’s Wimbledon title: Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer 6-7(7), 6-4, 7-

6(4), 5-7, 6-4 to win his second Men’s Wimbledon title. His first title was claimedin 2011.





Wimbledon women singles title: Czech left-hander Petra Kvitova won the 2014

Wimbledon women singles title by defeating Canadian Eugenie Bouchard 6-3, 6-

0.BrahMos supersonic cruise missile: India successfully test-fired an advanced

version of the 290-km range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from Chandipur-

on-Sea off Odisha coast.

Nigeria: FIFA suspended Nigeria from all international football competitions with

immediate effect.

Sim Bhullar : Sim Bhullar is in news as he became the first basketball player of

Indian origin to join the National Basketball Association (NBA).Indian Naval Ship (INS) Kamorta: India's first indigenous anti-submarine

warship (ASW) Indian Naval Ship (INS) Kamorta was handed over to the Indian

Navy.

Mahela Jayawardene: Sri Lankan cricketer Mahela Jayawardene announced his

retirement from Test Cricket.

Gandhi Peace prize for 2013: Chandi Prasad Bhatt an acclaimed

environmentalist and social activist has been awarded with the prestigious

Gandhi Peace prize for 2013.

6th BRICS Summit: BRICS nations during 6th BRICS Summit in Fortaleza

signed a deal to create a new 100 billion dollar development bank and

emergency reserve fund.

Durand Cup Football Tournament: The 127th edition of the Durand Cup

Football Tournament will be held in Goa from 28th October 2014 to 9th

November 2014.

Bashar al-Assad: Bashar al-Assadwas in news as he was sworn in as President

of Syria for third, seven-year term. He was reelected after an election that was

held in June 2014.





Nico Rosberg: Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg of Germany on 20 July 2014 won

the 2014 German Grand Prix.

45th International Physics Olympiad: The Indian Contingent won five medalsin 45th International Physics Olympiad (IPHO2014) held in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Joko Widodo: Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo won the Indonesian presidential

elections on 22 July 2014.

Ram Naik: Former Union Minister and BJP leader from Maharashtra Ram Naik

on 22 July 2014 was sworn in as 27th Governor of Uttar Pradesh in Lucknow.

Sania Mirza: Indian tennis star Sania Mirza was appointment as Brand

Ambassador of Telangana on 22 July 2014.Keshari Nath Tripathi: Keshari Nath Tripathi was sworn in as 22nd Governor of

West Bengal on 24 July 2014.

Glasgow: The place was in news as The Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014,

20th in the series, got off at the Celtic Park in Glasgow in Scotland on 23 July

2014.

Kaptan Singh Solanki: Veteran BJP leader Kaptan Singh Solanki was

appointed as the Governor of Haryana by President Pranab Mukhejee on 25 July

2014.

Vincenzo Nibali: Italian Vincenzo Nibali won 101st edition of Tour de France. He

is the first Italian in 16 years to accomplish cycling’s greatest race.

28 July: World Hepatitis Day was observed on 28 July 2014. Viral Hepatitis is a

disease that annually claims about 1.4 million deaths.

29 July: International Tiger Day was observed across the world on 29 July 2014

to promote protection and expansion of the wild tiger habitats.

The Vijay Mallya Story: The Vijay Mallya Story written by K Giriprakash was

published by Penguin Books Limited in 2014.





Fuad Masum: Kurdish politician Fuad Masum became the seventh President of

Iraq after winning most votes.

Arup Raha: Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha on 30 July 2014 tookover as the Chairman of the Chief of Staff Committee (COSC).

Jacques Kallis: South African all-round cricketer Jacques Kallis has announced

retirement from all-formats of International cricket.

Dalbir Singh Suhag: Lt. General Dalbir Singh Suhag took over as Chief of Army

Staff on 31 July 2014. He succeeded General Bikram Singh.

Theodore Van Kirk: Theodore Van Kirk, last surviving crewman of the plane that

dropped atomic bomb in Hiroshima, Japan on 6 August 1945 during the WorldWar II died.

Sabine Lisicki: Sabine Lisicki of Germany created a record of fastest serve in

the women’s tennis by serving at 131 miles per hour in Stanford, USA.

SS Mundra: SS Mundra took charge as fourth deputy governor of RBI. He was

appointed by the government for three years.





Points to Remember Augus t - Septemb er 2014

The Vasai Co-operative Urban Bank: RBI has cancelled license of The Vasai

Co-operative Urban Bank Hyderabad. The order has been made effective from

the close of business on 14 July 2014.

2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games concluded; India finished 5th with 64

medals: XX Commonwealth Games, Glasgow 2014 came to an end on 3 August

2014 at Hampden Park stadium. The game saw 17 sports in a competition of 11

day.

England topped the Medal Tally at 2014 Commonwealth Games: England on

the concluding day 3 August 2014 topped the medal table at 20th

Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Nepal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi

concluded two day visit to Nepal on 4 August 2014.

Union Government granted Navratna Status to CONCOR: Container

Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR) accorded Navratna Status by the

Department of Public Enterprises.

Ramon Magsaysay Awards for year 2014:

The prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Awards for year 2014 was announced

recently.

The 2014 Awardees are:

Hu Shuli

Saur Marlina Manurung

Omara Khan Masoudi from Afghanistan The Citizens Foundation from Pakistan

Wang Canfa from China

Randy Halasan for Emergent Leadership from the Philippines





About Ramon Magsaysay Awards

The award was established in 1957. The Ramon Magsaysay Award is Asia’shighest honor and is widely regarded as the region’s equivalent of the Nobel

Prize. It celebrates the memory and leadership example of the third Philippine

president after whom the award is named. The award is given every year to

individuals or organizations in Asia who manifest the same selfless service that

ruled the life of the late and beloved Filipino leader.

Syndicate Bank CMD SK Jain suspended for allegedly receiving bribe:

Syndicate Bank Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) SK Jain wassuspended by Union government on 4 August 2014.

Bharatiya Mahila Bank Ltd: Bharatiya Mahila Bank Ltd bagged the Core

Banking System Initiative Award for the year 2014 at the Asian Banking and

Finance - Retail Banking Awards 2014.

Parupalli Kashyap: Parupalli Kashyapis in news as on 3 August 2014 he

became the third Indian to win Gold medal in Badminton at Commonwealth

Games.

Pran, the Creator of Chacha Chowdhury died at 75: Pran the creator of

cartoon character, Chacha died due to cancer of the intestine. He was 75.

Copley Medal 2014: The geneticist Prof Sir Alec Jeffreys, discoverer of DNA

fingerprinting, awarded with Copley Medal 2014 by Royal Society of London.

Virender Malik: International wrestling referee Virender Malik was suspended by

the Wrestling Federation of India on charges of sexual assault during 2014 CWG.

Union Cabinet raised the FDI limit in Defence sector from 26 percent to 49

percent: Union Cabinet on 6 August 2014 raised the Foreign Direct Investment

(FDI) limit in Defence sector from 26 percent to 49 percent.





India equaled world record of maximum number of 6 ducks in a Test

innings: India equaled world record of maximum number of 6 ducks in a Test

innings. It was achieved on first day of the Manchester Test played againstEngland.

Kapil Dev to head Arjuna Awards Selection Committee: Former Indian

cricketer Kapil Dev Nikhanj was selected as the Chairperson of the Arjuna

Awards Selection Committee.

Former Hockey Captain Ajitpal Singh to head Dronacharya Award Selection

Committee: Three-time Olympian and former Hockey Captain Ajitpal Singh was

selected as the Chairman of the Dronacharya Award Selection Committee.K V Chowdary: Senior IRS officer K V Chowdary appointed as new Chairman of

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).

World Elephant Day: 12 August 2014 was observed as the World Elephant Day.

Goal of the day is to create awareness about plight of African and Asian

elephants.

Miroslav Klose: Miroslav Klose of Germany announced his retirement from

international football on 11 August 2014.

Outstanding Parliamentarian Awards: President Pranab Mukherjee on 12

August 2014 conferred the Outstanding Parliamentarian Awards on Arun Jaitley,

Dr Karan Singh and Sharad Yadav. The awards were given for their invaluable

contribution in discharge of their parliamentary duties. The awards were given at

Balyogi Auditorium in Parliament Library, New Delhi.

• BJP leader Arun Jaitley received the award for the year 2010

• Congress Veteran Karan Singh received the award for the year 2011

• JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav received the award for the year for 2012

First para-gliding World Cup: Himachal Pradesh selected to host the India’s

first para-gliding World Cup in 2015.





Ranchi-Dharmjaygarh-Sipat Transmission Line: Prime Minister inaugurated

and dedicated 765 KV Ranchi-Dharmjaygarh-Sipat Transmission Line

(Powergrid) to the nation.Rashtritya Khel Protsahan Puraskar: Guru Hanuman Akhara, a Delhi-based

wrestling academy was chosen for the 2014 Rashtritya Khel Protsahan Puraskar

(RKPP)

T M Bhasin: T M Bhasin was elected as Chairman of Indian Banks Association

(IBA) on 20 August 2014. He will be the Chairman of IBA for 2014-15.

U R Ananthamurthy: Jnanpith awardee and renowned Kannada writer U R

Ananthamurthy died in Bangalore. He was 82.Pradhan Mantri Krishi Seenchayi Yojana: Narendra Modi announced new

irrigation scheme, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Seenchayi Yojana to meet the irrigation

needs of all farmers across the country.

INS Kamorta: Union Defence Minister Arun Jaitley commissioned India’s first

indigenously-built stealth Anti-Submarine Warfare INS Kamorta in the Indian

Navy.

Richard Attenborough: Oscar-winning British filmmaker and actor Richard

Attenborough renowned for his critically-acclaimed biopic on Mahatma Gandhi

died in London.

Katie Ledecky: Katie Ledecky set second world record at the Pan Pacific

championships, Gold Coast, Australia after shattering her own 1500-metre

freestyle record.

Ahmet Davutoglu: Turkey's ruling party AKP named Finance Minister Ahmet

Davutoglu as New Prime Minister of Turkey on 10 August 2014.

RN Ravi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi led Appointments Committee of the

Cabinet cleared name of RN Ravi for appointment as new chief of JIC.





Avia Indra-2014: IAF and RFAF started its first Indo-Russia aerial exercise, Avia

Indra-2014 at Astrakhan region, near the Caspian Sea in Russia.

C.S.Verma: C.S.Verma on 26 August 2014 was elected as First President ofIndian Steel Association (ISA).

New Governors: President Pranab Mukherjee on 26 August 2014 appointed

Governors for four states. These States are Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka

and Goa. The four Governors were appointed in accordance with the Article 155

of the Constitution.

The Governors names are:• Kalyan Singh- Rajasthan Governor

• Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala- Karnataka Governor

• Ch. Vidyasagar Rao- Maharashtra Governor

• Mridula Sinha- Goa Governor

Ice Bucket Challenge: Ice Bucket Challenge is in news as it has been started to

raise awareness and funds for ALS disease.

Tata Value Homes + Snapdeal: Tata Value Homes tied up with e-commerce

major Snapdeal on 26 August 2014 to sell houses online through the online

marketplace model.

Shah Rukh Khan: Shah Rukh Khan on 27 August 2014 became the

Ambassador of Turn Back Crime campaign of Interpol.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan: Recep Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in on 28 August

2014 as 12th President of Turkey.

Delhi Government New Law: The Delhi Government on 28 August 2014 made

it mandatory for women riding a two-wheeler to wear helmets in Delhi NCR

region.





Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 28 August

2014 launched Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana.

Gods of Antarctica: Delhi-based 13 year old school boy Yashwardhan Shuklaauthored a novel, Gods of Antarctica.

National Sports Day: National Sports Day was celebrated on the 29 August

throughout the country.

Omari Mosque: Centuries old Omari Mosque in Jabaliya in Gaza was in news

recently due to its destruction in ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict.

Loan Agreements with World Bank: India signed Loan Agreements with World

Bank for IDA assistance Mizoram State Roads Project.Harry Belafonte: US actor and singer Harry Belafonte was named for honorary

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Oscar Award on 29 August 2014.

Bipan Chandra: Noted historian Bipan Chandra died on 30 August 2014 at his

residence in Gurgaon after prolonged illness. He was 86.

SEBI Guidelines: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on 30

August 2014 allowed sharing of Know-your-Client details with entities regulated

by other financial sector watchdogs.

Yohann Diniz: Yohann Diniz of France broke the 50-km Walk World Record at

the European Athletics Championship held in Zurich, Switzerland.

Kabaddi League Title: Abhisek Bachchan owned Jaipur Pink Panther won the

inaugural title of the Pro Kabaddi League by defeating U Mumba 35-24 in

Mumbai.

Anita Wlodarczyk: Anita Wlodarczyk of Poland on 31 August 2014 set world

record in the womens hammer throw at the ISTAF at Berlin's Olympic stadium in

Germany.

A Nageswara Rao: A Nageswara Rao became first Indian actor to be honoured

by US post service.





Ravindra Nath: Ravindra Nath on 4 September 2014 assumed the charge as

Chairman and Managing director (CMD) of National Small Industries Corporation

Limited (NSIC).Chandrakala Padia: Chandrakala Padia was on 5 September 2014 appointed

as first women chairperson of Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS).

US Open 2014: Sania Mirza and Bruno Soares lifted Mixed Doubles trophy of

the US Open after defeating a team of Abigail Spears and Santiago Gonzalez, 6-

1, 2-6, 11-9.

Tony Abbott: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on 5 September 2014

returned two stolen antique statues of Hindu deities to Indian Prime MinisterNarendra Modi.

Serena Williams: Serena Williams won her third consecutive US Open trophy

and joined the Tennis greats Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova on 18 Grand

Slam titles

India’s first Air Veteran Rally: Indian Air Force Chief Marshal Arup Raha

inaugurated India’s first Air Veteran Rally at the Air Force Auditorium, Subroto

Park in New Delhi.

Tony Abbott: PM of Australia, Tony Abbott visited India from and held talks with

Prime Minister Modi on bilateral, regional and multilateral issues.

Rajasthan Atomic Power Station: Unit 5 of the Rajasthan Atomic Power

Station on 7 September 2014 became the second longest running reactor in the

world.

Marin Cilic: Marin Cilic of Croatia won the Men’s Singles title at the US Open

after defeating Kei Nishikori of Japan in straight sets 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.

2014 Midori Prize in Biodiversity: Dr. Kamal Bawa, Dr. Alfred Oteng-Yeboah

and Dr. Bibiana Vila won the 2014 Midori Prize in Biodiversity on 8 September

2014.





71st Venice Film Festival: Debut film of Chaitanya Tamhane, Court won best

debut award at 71st Venice Film Festival. The film is a multilingual courtroom

drama in narrative style.50 years of man in space: 50 years of man in space: authoured by Garik

Israelien, Brian May and David J Eicher.

Suresh Kumar: TN Suresh Kumar became the first Indian to visit to the

stratosphere, the second layer of the Earth’s atmosphere.

US Tennis Open 2014: American twin brothers Mike and Bob Bryan on 7

September 2014 won the men’s doubles titles of the US Tennis Open at Arthur

Ashe Stadium in New YorkPankaj Advani: Pankaj Advani on 5 September 2014 announced to retire from

the professional snooker tour.

Subhash Chandra Garg: ACC appointed Senior IAS officer Subhash Chandra

Garg was appointed as the Executive Director in World Bank for a tenure of three

years.

Saeed Ajmal: ICC suspended Pakistani off-spinner, Saeed Ajmal from bowling

in international cricket with immediate effect for illegal bowling action.

India and Bangladesh MoU: India and Bangladesh on 9 September 2014

signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the field of traditional medicines

and homeopathy.

RBI steps: The Reserve Bank of India on 9 September 2014 decided to fix the

upper age limit at 70 years for M.D and CEO in private sector banks.

SBI 150 years: State Bank of India (SBI) on 13 September 2014 celebrated 150

years of its operations in Sri Lanka.

Narendra Ambwani: Narendra Ambwani on 12 September 2014 elected as

Chairman of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI).





Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold: Indian shuttler HS Prannoy won

Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold. To grab his maiden Gran Prix title, he

defeated Firman Abdul Kholik 21-11, 22-20.RBI measures: RBI closed down six Urban Cooperative Banks which were

suspected of being used to route illegal money. RBI didn’t disclose the names of

these UCBs.

FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014: USA on 14 September 2014 won FIBA

Basketball World Cup 2014 by defeating Serbia.

16 September: International Day for the preservation of the Ozone Layer

observed on 16 September with a theme Ozone Layer Protection: The MissionGoes On.

Miss Kira Kazantsev: Miss Kira Kazantsev on 14 September 2014 won the Miss

America pageant.

Dr. Krishan Kant Paul: Meghalaya Governor, Dr. Krishan Kant Paul was sworn –

in as the Governor of Manipur at the Raj Bhawan Durbar Hall in Imphal.

Antara Haldar: Indian-origin Antara Haldar on 15 September 2014 became first

non-European law lecturer at Cambridge University.

e-police station: Delhi Police on 16 September 2014 decided to launch its first

e-police station to deal exclusively with vehicle thefts.

Naseeruddin Shah: Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah on 12 September 2014

released his autobiography And then One Day: A Memoir.

Adil Zainulbhai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed Adil Zainulbhai as the

Chairman of Quality Council of India.

Goa: Union I&B Ministry and Goa government signed MoU to make Goa a

permanent venue for the International Film Festival of India (IFFI).

Le Yucheng: Chinese President Xi Jinping appointed Le Yucheng as China's

new Ambassador to India.





Lalitha Kumaramangalam: Lalitha Kumaramangalam was appointed as new

chief of National Commission for Women.

FASTag: Union Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has decided to roll outElectronic Toll Collection programme in India under the brand name FASTag.

Richard Rahul Verma: US President Barack Obama nominated Richard Rahul

Verma as the next US Ambassador to India.

Li Na: China's Grand Slam winner Li Na on 19 September 2014 announced her

retirement at the age of 32.

Manoj Kumar: Union Sports Ministry on 17 September 2014 finally agreed to

honour Boxer Manoj Kumar with Arjuna Award..Padmini Prakash: Padmini Prakash became the first transgender television

news anchor in India.

Incheon: The 17th Asian Games commenced at Asiad Main Stadium in Incheon,

South Korea on 19 September 2104 with a theme Meet Asia’s Future.

Zimbabwe Cricket Team: The Cricket team of Zimbabwe is in news as they

have beaten Australia after 31 years in ODI at the Harare Sports Club.

Nalanda University: Ancient Nalanda University is in news as it has started

its first session 2014-15 with 15 students at the Buddhist pilgrim town of

Rajgir, Bihar.

SAP Solutions for Bharti Retail: IT Company Accenture said that it will

implement SAP solutions for Bharti Retail. Currently Bharti Retail operates

212 stores and compact hypermarket formats across 11 Indian states.

Singijan: The place is in news as two persons, including a pregnant woman,

were killed and at least 10 others sustained serious burn injuries when a LPG

pipeline of the Assam Gas Company Limited caught fire near Singijan Tea

Estate in Moran in eastern Assam.





Nippon Life: Financial service giant Nippon Life announced to dedicated

funds in partnership with Anil Ambani led Reliance Group to facilitate

Japanese investments into Indian market.India Number 1 in ODI Ranking: In ODI Rankings India grab No. 1 position

in the latest rankings issued by ICC in Dubai.

Manpreet Singh: Rising Indian midfielder Manpreet Singh is in news as he

has been named the ‘Junior Player of the Year’ by the Asian Hockey

Federation in its Congress held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Carolina Marin: Spain’s Carolina Marin is in news as she won the women’s

singles title at the Badminton World Championship in Copenhagen, Denmark.Vijay Mallya declared as a willful defaulter: United Bank of India became

the first lender to declare Vijay Mallya as willful defaulters.

New Low Cost Airports to be developed: The state-owned airport operator

Airport Authority of India (AAI) is planning to develop 50 new low-cost airports

across the country to cope with the growing air traffic.

Mangalyaan: Mangalyaan India’s 450-crore Mars Orbit Mission which was

launched from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh has completed its 300 days.

Nike: US based Company Nike has made a proposal to the Department of

Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) under the commerce and industry

ministry to set up fully-owned stores in India. Single-brand retail policy allows

100 per cent FDI.

Forbes’ 2014 Asia Pacific 50 Companies List: According to the Forbes’

Asia Pacific 50 Companies List India ranked at the second position behind

china. China has 16 companies on the list follows by India has 12 companies

on the list

India – Japan Pacts: PM Narendra Modi inked $34 billion investment

agreement with Japan.





Usain Bolt: The fastest man on earth Usain Bolt arrived at Bangalore

International Airport in India.

Libiya: Libiyan parliament re-appointed Abdullah al-Thinni as the PrimeMinister.

INS Sumitra: INS Sumitra, Off Shore Patrol Vessel will be commissioned in

Indian Navy. INS Sumitra built by Goa Shipyard Ltd

Himanshu Asnani: Indian born mathematician is the winner of the Marconi

Society Paul Baran young scholar award for 2014.

Sachin Tendulkar: An Autobiography of Scahin Tendulkar, the book title

‘Playing It My Way’ will be released in November. The book has been co-authored by Boria Majumdar.

Gujarat: Asia’s First Ballistic Research Centre will soon be functioning at

Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

Global Competiveness Report 2014: As per the Global Competiveness

Report Indian placed at 71st position. Switzerland is the most competitive

economy followed by Singapore and United States. The annual list released

on 03-sep-2014 by Geneva based World Economic Forum.

Maruti Suzuki - Ciaz: Maruti Suzuki India is going to launch mid-sized sedan

car Ciaz in the first week of October. Maruti Suzuki is known for compact cars.

Norman Gordon: World’s oldest former South African test cricketer Normon

Gordon died at the age of 103 in Johannesburg.

Goolam E. Vahanvati: Former Attorney General of Indian Goolam E.

Vahanvati died at the age of 65 after heart attack.

PM Narendra Modi Japan Visit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has

completed his five days maiden visit with Japan. PM Narendra Modi inked

$34 billion deal with Japan.





India’s ranks in World Economic Forum: Out of 144 countries, India ranks

133rd in term of inflation, 130th for taxes according to World Economic Forum

(WEF).TSR Subramanian Committee: The Union ministry of environment and

forests has formed a TSR Subramanian Committee to review the environment

laws.

American Chemical Society’s (ACS) Award: Indian-born scientist Thomas

John Colacot has won the American Chemical Society’s Award in Industrial

Chemistry, one of the top honours in the field.

Ritu Rani: Ritu Rani was selected as captain of India women’s hockey teamto lead in Asian Games 2014. Asian Games 2014 will be held in Incheon,

South Korea.

HR Khan Committee: The Government of India set-up a HR Khan

Committee to examine the un-claimed amount in PPF, Post Office and

Savings Schemes.

India Australian Uranium Deal: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has

arrived Indian on two days visit. PM Naredra Modi and PM Tony Abbott

finalized a deal to allow export of uranium to New Delhi for use in power

generation.

Kei Nishikori: Kie Nishikori became the first man from Japan, who reached

the Tennis U.S. Open semifinals in 96 years. Kie Nishikori made his path to

the semi final after beating Wawrinka of Switzerland.

Joan Rivers: Comedian Joan Rovers passed away after the cardiac arrest in

New York at the age of 81.

Zlatan Ibrahimoic: Sweden Football team captain Zlatan Ibrahimoic breaks

the 82 year record after scoring the 50th goals for Sweden against Estonia.





Rhino Protection Act, Assam: Central government Union Environment and

Forests Minister Prakash Javadekar announced that government will create a

Special Rhino Protection Force in Assam to protect animal from poaching.Sudhakar Jayant: Indian Army’s Lt Colonel Sudhakar Jayanat won the gold

medal at the IWF World Masters Weightlifting Championships in Copenhagen,

Denmark.

Ravindra Nath: Ravindra Nath took over charge as the chairman and

Managing Director (CMD) of National Small Industries Corporation Limited

(NSIC). National Small Industries Corporation Limited established by

Government of Indian in 1955.Chandrakala Padia: Chandrakala Padia was appointed as first women

chairperson of Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS). The Indian Institute

of Advanced Study (IIAS) is a research institute based in Shimla, India.

National Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Survey: India’s first National Anti-

Tuberculosis Drug Resistance Survey launched by Health Minister Harsh

Vardhan in Delhi.

US Open 2014 Semifinals: World top ranker Novak Djokovic lost the semi

finals of US Open 2014 against Japan Kie Nishikori. In another semi final of

US Open 2014 top seed player Roger Federer lost the match against Marin

Cilic.

Pankaj Advani: Indian Snooker star Pankaj Advani has announced

retirement from professional snooker game. Pankaj Advani announced that,

he is retiring from Snooker but will continue play Billiards as a professional.

US Open Women’s Final 2014: American tennis star Serena Williams won

the women’s singles title of US Open 2014 after defeating Caroline Wozniacki

of Denmark in the final. Serena Williams booked 18 Grand Slams to his name.





PetroFed Oil & Gas Industry Awards: Bharat Petroleum Corporation

(BPCL) bagged the ‘Leading Oil & Gas Corporate of the Year’. Reliance

Industries won the ‘Refinery of the Year’ award. Oil and Natural GasCorporation (ONGC) bagged the ‘Exploration & Production Company of the

Year’.

Aaron Finch: Australian Cricket Board appointed ‘Aaron finch’ as the captain

of Australian T-20 team captain in place of George Bailey.

Italy F-1 Grand Prix 2014: Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain won

the Italian Grand Prix 2014. Lewis Hamilton is a Mercedes Formula One

driver.US Open men’s doubles 2014: American Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan

became the first doubles pair to win 100 titles together after they beat Spain’s

Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez in the final US Open final.

WTI and TCL singed MoU: Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and Tata Chemicals

Limited (TCL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set up

India’s first of its kind Coral Garden in Gujarat. As per the plan, the coral

garden will be helpful in conserving several coral species at one place and will

also increase tourism in the State.

Daya Reddy: Indian born South African mathematician Daya Reddy has been

elected as the new president of the International Council for Science (ICSU).

World Economic Forum: According to the World Economic Forum (WEF)

India’s rank is 62nd in the terms of the effective regulation of the stock

exchanges. India slipped to 62nd position as compare to the last year 27th

position.

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier: German Foreign

minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited India and met with Prime Minister





Narendra Modi. German Foreign minister agenda are trade, investment, high

tech cooperation and renewal energy collaboration.

Marin Cilic: Croatian professional tennis player Marin Cilic won the men’ssingles title of US Open 2014 by beating Kei Nishikori of Japan.

Saeed Ajmal: Pakistan off-spinner bowler Saeed Ajmal has been suspended

from international cricket for an illegal action by the International Cricket

Council (ICC).

Priyadarsi Mukherji: A JNU Professor Priyadarsi Mukherji was honoured

with China Book Award, which is presented by the China. China Book Award

is a special award to given those who have made great and long termcontributions to introducing Chinese books overseas.

State Bank of India: India largest public sector bank launches multi-currency

international debit card. State Bank of India tie-up with MasterCard to

launched its first multi-currency international debit card to allow

consumers to use a single card to pay in multiple currencies.

India’s first 5 no frills airports: Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju

told reporters in New Delhi, the first five no-frills airports would come up in

four states and the work would begin in the next six months. "Airports

Authority of India has developed a no-frills model airport which will provide

essential services needed to operationalise the airports, without in any way

compromising safety and security.

Virat Kohli: Indian Cricketer Virat Kohli has been placed at the top position in

T-20 rankings as per date released by International Cricket Council (ICC).

Reserve Bank of India: Reserve Bank of India has fixed the upper age limit

for private bank chief executives at 70.

Ashok Leyland: Ashok Leyland has received orders for around 4,000 buses

from State Transport Undertakings valued at Rs. 1,500 crore.





Man Booker Prize 2014: Indian born British author Neel Mukhrjee latest

novel ‘The Lives of Others’ has been shortlisted for the prestigious Man

Booker Prize 2014.Flipkart – Citron: Flipkart launched its in-house home appliances and

personal healthcare brand ‘Criton’.

Jwala Gutta: Indian women’s doubles badminton player Jwala Gutta has

pulled out from the prestigious Asian Games after sustaining a sprain in the

right knee. Asia Games 2014 will be held in South Korea.

Kalanithi Maran: Executive Chairman of Sun TV Network Kalanithi Maran

has been selected as the highest paid executives in the country.Kamal Bawa: Indian Scientist Kamal Bawa has won the 2014 Midori Prize in

Biodiversity for his research in climate in Himalayas.

Venice Film Festival: Court, an Indian movie written and directed by Indian

writer Chaitanya Tamhane won the Lion of the Future – Luigi De Laurentiis

award for a Debut Feature at the 71st Venice Film Festival.

Noel W. Hinners: A former NASA Scientist Dr. Noel W. Hinners died due to

brain tumor at the age of 78.

Saakshar Bharat Award 2014: President Pranab Mukhrjee presented the

Saakshar Bharat Awards 2014 at the International Literacy Day Celebrations.

President Pranab Mukhrjee presented Saakshar Bharat Awards 2014 to 11

recipients.

Bharti Airtel: Indian telecom company Bharti Airtel announced an agreement

with Eaton Towers to put 3500 towers in 6 African nations.

50 years of man in space: A book Starmus – 50 years of man in space has

been released. A book was authored by Garik Israelien, Brian May and David

J Eicher.





Hindustan Machine Tools (HMT): One of the India’s biggest watch

companies, HMT watches will be closed soon. The government of India has

decided to shut down the company as it has been making losses since 2000.Richard Kiel: Hollywood actor Richard Kiel, best known for playing the villain

in James Bond with the teeth of steel, has died at the age of 74. He was

appeared in the Bond films The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker

(1979).

Nawazuddin Siddiqui: Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui will be

honoured for Outstanding Achievement at the South Asian Film Festival.

South Asian Film festival will be held at the Chicago, US.Agni-I: India successfully test-fired it’s indigenously built nuclear capable

Agni-I missile from a test range of Odisha coast. Agni-I has a strike range of

700 kilometre. Agni-I is a surface to surface missile.

Subhash Chandra Garg: Subhash Chandra Garg has appointed as the

Executive Director in World Bank. He will have tenure of three years.

ICICI Bank: ICICI Bank, India’s lar gest private sector bank announced its

‘Cardless Cash Withdrawal’ service which allows its customer to transfer

money from their account to anyone in India with a mobile number.

Tata Motors tied up with Microlise: Auto major Tata Motors has joined

hands with UK-based Microlise to launch advanced telematics and fleet

management services in the Indian market.

Vinod Kumar Duggal: Governor of Manipur Vinod Kumar Duggal has

resigned from his post. President Pranab Mukhrjee accepted the resignation.

Krishan Kant Paul: Meghalaya Governor Krishan Kant Paul would be sworn-

in as the Governor of Meghalaya. He will take oath on September 16, 2014 at

the Raj Bhavan Durbar Hall in Aizwal.





John McFarlane: British multinational banking and financial services

company, Barclays Bank has appointed John McFarlane as its new Chairman

in place of David Walker.Warren Harris: Engineering and information technology company, Tata

Technologies Ltd appointed Warren Harris as Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

and Managing Director (MD) of the company. Warren Harris has been

appointed in a place of Patrick McGoldrick.

Chitresh Tatha: Chitresh Tatha, a 12 year old boy is the youngest sailor to

represent India at the 2014 Asian Games. Asian Games 2014 will be held in

Incheon, South Korea.Bangladesh and India tie up: Bangladesh and India have signed a

memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for enhanced cooperation in the fields

of traditional medicine like Ayurveda and Unani.

Gujarat FSL and US-based firm DuPoint tie up: Gujarat Forensic Science

Laboratory, which provides services to various companies for testing of amour

panels and bullet-proof jackets, is likely to soon tie-up with a US-based firm

“DuPoint” to share best practices in the field of ballistic testing.

Kieron Pollard: West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard has been appointed

Mumbai Indians captain for the upcoming Champions League Twenty-20.

This will start in September, 2014.

Jitendra Chandra Paul: Freedom fighter and veteran journalist Jitendra

Chandra Paul died at a government medical college in Agartala, Tripura at the

age of 101.

H.S. Prannoy: Youngest Indian shuttler H.S. Prannoy clinched the maiden

title of his career after winning the Indonesia Masters Grand Prix Gold. H.S.

Prannoy clinched title by beating Abdul Kholik in the final.





Yoshiko Yamaguchi: Japanese film star Yoshiko Yamaguchi, who was

known as Japan’s World War II film idol Rikoran, died at the age of 94.

Saqlain Mushtaq: Former Pakistan off spinner Saqlain Mushtaq will be paidRupess 1 million per month for helping the suspended Pakistan off spinner

Saeed Ajmal.

Miss United Continent 2014: Miss Dominican Republic Geisha Montes de

Oca won the title Miss United Continent 2014. Gail Nicole Da Silva is placed

as the first runner up.

World Bank: World Bank has showed interest in funding to Mumbai’s mega

Metro projects. The Mumbai Metro project is proposed in Charkop Dahisarand Wadala-Teen Hath Naka.

Lupin Ltd: India’s fourth largest drug maker (by sales) Lupin Ltd has entered

into US market by making a deal with US firm Salix Pharmaceuticals Inc’s.

Narendra Ambwani: Narendra Ambwani has been appointed as Chairman of

the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI). He has been appointed in

place of Partha Rakshit.

State Bank of India: India’s largest public sector bank State Bank of India is

celebrating 150 years of its operations in Sri Lanka. State Bank of India,

Colombo is operational since 1864.

FIA Formula E Championship: India’s Karun Chandhok took Mahindra

Racing’s first point in all-electric FIA Formula E Championship by finishing fifth

in the inaugural race held in Beijing, China. First ever FIA Formula E

championship was held in China.

India, Vietnam deal: India and Vietnam have inked seven pacts, including

one to enhance cooperation in the oil sector. The agreements were signed

during the second day of the four-day state visit of President Pranab

Mukhrjee.





HDFC Bank: In a novel green initiative, HDFC Bank has launched a system

of sending the personal identification number (PIN) for debit card holders

through SMS instead of the usual dispatch by post.China President Xi Ping: China's President Xi Jinping began his three-nation

South Asia tour last night when he arrived in Maldives for a first ever visit to

the country by the Chinese head of state.

Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood actor Arnold Schwarzenegger arrived at

the Chennai airport to attend the audio launch of Vikram-starrer ‘I’.

Kirit Joshi: Kirit Joshi, former education advisor to senior academics and

central government, died on Sunday. He was 83 years old.Bilbao Final Master: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand of India,

started his campaign at the Bilbao Final Masters chess tournament by

defeating former FIDE world champion Ruslan Ponomariov of Ukraine.

Sabine Lisicki: A German professional player Sabine Lisicki won the WTA

Hong Kong Open title by defeating Karolina Pliskova in the final.

Kerala: Kerala government will host a Global Agro meet and an exhibition on

hi-tech agriculture and food processing at Kochi.

KK Paul: Meghalaya Governor KK Paul was sworn-in as acting governor of

Manipur. KK Paul will act as a governor of Manipur till the new appointed will

make.

“Swachh Bharat” national sanitation campaign: Scientist Raghunath

Anant Mashelkar, former director general of the Council of Scientific and

Industrial Research, has been appointed the head of an expert panel to

recommend best technologies for Prime Minister Narendra Modi “Swachh

Bharat” national sanitation campaign.





FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014: USA won the FIBA Basketball World Cup

2014 by defeating Serbia in final. The FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 was

held in Madrid, Spain.Samik Bhattacharya: Bhartiya Janta Party MLA candidate Samik

Bhattacharya made history, when he won the Basirhat Dakshin division in the

West Bengal by polls, He has become the first BJP leader to join the state

Assembly.

Hero MotoCorp: India’s automobiles leader Hero MotoCrop has clinched the

title sponsorship of the PGA Tour’s golf event in the biggest ever worldwide

sports sponsorship association for any Indian brand.Ranjanben Bhatt: Bhartiya Janta Party candidate Ranjanben Bhatt has won

the Vadodara Lok Sabha seat against Congress candidate Narendra Rawat

by a margin of 3 lakh votes. This seat was vacant when PM Narendra Modi

have chosen the Varanasi as his constituency and left Varodara seat.

HSBC forecast: According to the HSBC forecast, India has the potential to

become the world’s fifth largest exporter of goods by 2030 in value terms.

Croma: A Tata group company Croma, is gearing up to ink a pact with the e-

commerce website Snapdeal.

International Ozone Day: International Ozone day observed on 16

September 2014. The theme for this year’s celebration is “Ozone Layer

Protection: The Mission Goes On”.

G-20 Labour and Employment Ministerial meet 2014: G-20 Labour and

Employment Ministerial meet 2014 was held at Melbourne, Australia.

Hero MotoCorp Limited: Hero MotoCorp Limited has entered into an

agreement with the Andhra Pradesh Government for setting up a greenfield

two-wheeler manufacturing plant in Chittoor district.





Microsoft: Microsoft Corporation has acquired the Swedish video game

company Mojang for 2.5 billion US dollars.

L.K. Advani: BJP senior leader L.K. Advani is the new chairman of theprestigious Ethics Committee of Lok Sabha.

Lalita Kumar Mangalam: BJP National executive member Lalita Kumar

Mangalam has been appointed as Chairperson of the National Commission

for women. She has replaced Mamta Sharma.

India, China inked MoUs: India and Chinese business delegates signed

deals worth $3.43 billion. An agreement worth $2.6 billion was signed

between IndiGo Airlines and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC).FIFA Rankings: According to latest FIFA rankings, India placed at 158th

position. World cup 2014 winner Germany placed at first position.

Adil Zainulbhai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appointed Adil Zainulbhai

as the Chairman of Quality Control Council of India (QCI). QCI is an

autonomous body under the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion

under the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Naseeruddin Shah Autobiography: An autobiography of bollywood actor

Naseeruddin Shah “ And then One Day: A Memoir ” has been released.

Prithvi Shaw: Young Cricketer and record breaker Prithvi Shaw, has landed

a deal worth Rs 36 lakh with cricket equipment manufactures SG. Prithvi

Shaw has shown tremendous potential, when he scored a record 546 runs in

an innings, last year.

Swavalamban Pension Plan: Union government of India is targeting about

80 lakh subscribers under its Swavalambam Pension Scheme by Financial

year 2015.

Le Yucheng: Chinese President Xi Jinping has appointed Le Yucheng as

China’s new Ambassador to India.





E-gatiman Service for transporter: Madhya Pradesh government launched

Short Messaging Service (SMS) based ‘e-gatiman’ service for transporter.

This service aimed at ending the complicated process of getting Form-49 toget clearance at 28 commercial tax checkposts while transporting goods.

Taurus India: Kerala government has approved Rs. 1,200 crore IT

investment project in Technopark Phase III in Thiruvananthapuram sponsored

by Taurus India.

Uppalapu Srinivas: Renowned Mandolin maestro Uppalapu Srinivas passed

away at a private hospital in Chennai at the age of 45. He was popularly

known as ‘Mandolin Srinivas’. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1998 andthe Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2010.

Richard Verma: Richard Rahul Verma has been nominated by United States

President Barack Obama to be new US ambassador to India.

Nalanda University: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj formally

inaugurated Nalanda University in Bihar. Academics session of the Nalanda

University started after a gap of over 800 years.

Jan Dhan Yojna: The finance minister Arun Jaitley said 40 million bank

accounts have been opened under the Pradhan Mantri Dhan Yojna. The main

features of the scheme include Rs 5,000 overdraft facility for Aadhar-linked

accounts, RuPay Debit Card with in-built Rs 1 lakh accident insurance cover.

South Korea, Incheon: 17th edition of Asian Games held in Incheon, South

Korea.

International Film Festival of India (IFFI): Goa became the permanent

venue for the International Film Festival of India (IFFI). To make Goa a

permanent venue for IFFI, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was

signed between Information and Broadcasting Secretary Bimal Julka and

Chief Secretary of Goa State B. Vijayan.





Vadodara, Gujarat: The first Industrial Park under the Memorandum of

understanding (MoU) signed between Indian and China will be set up in

Vadodara, Gujarat. Li Na: Chinese professional tennis player “Li Na” has announced retirement

from international events. She won the two grand slams in women’s singles

category including 2011 French Open and Australian Open 2014.

Shewta Chaudhry: India’s shooter Shewta Chaudhry has won the first medal

for India in Incheon, South Korea at the 17th Asians Games 2014. Shewta

Chaudhry has clinched bronze medal in the Women 10m Air Pistol final.

Chinese Shooter Zhang Mengyuan has bagged the gold medal in women10m pistol event.

Jitu Rai: India’s Shooter Jitu Rai has bagged the first gold medal for India in

Incheon, South Korea at the 17th Asian Games 2014. Jitu Rai has clinched

gold medal in the 50m pistol event.

John Key: New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has won a third term

election.

SAP: German Company, SAP has agreed to buy US software maker

“Concur” for $7.3 billion in cash. Concur is an expenses software maker

company. SAP is a European multinational software corporation that makes

enterprise software to manage business operations and customer relations.

Padmini Prakash: Padmini Prakash, India’s first transgender TV news

anchor. Padmini Prakash works at Lotus News in the southern state of Tamil

Nadu.

Sardar Singh: India’s Hockey team captain, Sardar Singh became India’s

flag bearer at 17th Asian Games opening ceremony.

Abhishek Ganguly: Sportswear retailer Puma India Pvt. Ltd has appointed

Abhishek Ganguly as the new Managing Director (MD). Puma is estimated to





be India’s second largest sportswear brand ahead of Nike India and behind

market leader Adidas.

Larry Ellison: Co-founder and leader of Oracle Corporation Larry Ellison hasstepped down as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Larry Ellison will now be the

chairman of Oracle’s Board.

Business Today-Yes Bank Best CFO Awards 2014: The country's best

chief financial officers (CFOs) were honored at the fifth Business Today - YES

Bank Best CFO Awards 2014 at the Taj Mahal Hotel in New Delhi. While

there were 10 categories of winners, the award for the best overall CFO went

to Saumen Chakraborty, President and CFO, Dr Reddy's Laboratories. Therewas also a category for the best woman CFO, which was bagged by NIIT

Technology's Pratibha K. Advani.

Zulfiya Chinshanlo: Kazakhstan weightlifter Zulfiya Chinshanlo broke her

own world record for the clean and jerk in the women’s 53kg weightlifting

category competition with lift of 132kg at the Asian Games 2014.

Fortune list of powerful Asia-Pacific women: According to the latest

rankings of Fortune list of powerful Asia-Pacific women 8 Indian women are in

the list. ICICI Bank chief Chanda Kochhar has made it to the Fortune list of 25

most powerful women (2nd). Chanda Kochhar, ranked highest among the

Indian women, while SBI's Arundhati Bhattacharya (4th), HPCL's Nishi

Vasudeva (5th) and Axis Bank's Shikha Sharma (10th). Australian banking

major Westpac's chief Gail Kelly has topped in the list.

Nalanda University, Bihar: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has

formally announced at that the government has sanctioned 2717 crore rupees

for a period of 10 years to develop the University.





WTA Toray Pacific Open: Indian professional tennis player Sania Mirza and

her partner Cara Black of Zimbabwe have clinched the women’s doubles title

at WTA Toray (Tokyo) Open tournament.Asian Games 2014: Indian shooter Samaresh Jung, Jitu Rai and Prakash

Papanna team won bronze medals in 10m pistol event.

Alok Shetty: Indian architect Alok Shetty has been named “Young leader of

tomorrow” by Time magazine for his work in designing affordable flood-proof

houses for slum dwellers.

Lewis Hamilton: British formula one driver Lewis Hamilton won the

Singapore Grand Prix 2014.Kim Un Guk: North Korean weightlifter Kim Un Guk has broken the world

record at the Asian Games 2014, lifting 154kg in the snatch component of the

men’s 62kg category.

Kaun Banega Crorepati: The Narula brothers, Achin and Sarthak have

became the first ever contestants to win Kaun Banega Crorepatis highest

prize of Rs. 7 crore.

Dipika Pallikal: India’s professional Squash player Dipika Pallikal has won

the bronze medal in women’s singles category at 17th Asian Games 2014.

Alibaba Group, China: Online shopping company Alibaba Group Holding

Ltd’s initial public offering (IPO) now ranks as the world’s biggest in history at

$25 billion. Alibaba Group Holding Limited is a publicly traded Hangzhou-

based group of internet-based e-commerce business, including business-to-

business online web portals, online retail and payment services, a shopping

search engine and data-centric cloud computing services.

Asian Games, 2014: India’s shooters continued to deliver medals at the 17th

Asian Games, with the trio of Heena Siddhu, Rahi Sarnobat and Anisa





Sayyed Clinched br onze medal in the women’s 25m pistol event, in Incheon,

South Korea.

Indian Shooter, Abhinav Bindra: India's shooter Abhinav Bindra hasannounced retirement from the professional shooting. India's first and the only

individual Olympic gold medalist in Olympics (10m Air Rifle, 2008 Beijing),

Abhinav Bindra will end his professional career at Incheon Asian Games,

where he will compete for the last time.

Yemen PM, Mohammed Salem Basindwa: Yemen Prime Minister

Mohammad Salem Basindwa has resigned from the post. He has submitted

his resignation to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.Rizwan Akhtar: Pakistan government has appointed Rizwan Akhtar as the

head of the country’s most powerful intelligence agency (ISI).

Ashraf Ghani: Afghanistan’s election commission has named Ashraf Ghani

as the winner of the country’s presidential election.

Voreqe Banimarama: Voreqe Banimarama has sworn in as the new Prime

Minister of Fiji.

V.G. Mathew: The Reserve Bank of India has approved the appointment of

V.G. Mathew as Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

of Kerala based South Indian Bank Ltd. He will replace V.A. Joseph.

Anandji Dossa: The veteran cricketer, historian and statistician Anandji

Dossa died in New York at the age of 98. He authored famous books “Cri cket

Ties: India-Pakistan and Art of Scoring” and “Duleep: the Man and his Game”.

Amit Mathew: Amit Mathew has been elected as Chairman of Audit Bureau

of Circulations (ABC) for the year 2014-15. The Audit Bureau of Circulations

(ABC) of India is a non-profit circulation-auditing organization.





Yahoo! Inc acquired BookPad Inc: Yahoo! Inc. acquired Bangalore-based

start up firm BookPad Inc for over 8 million US dollars. BookPad Inc founded

in 2013, the company has offices in California and Bangalore.UP government: The Uttar Pradesh government decided to open Nirbhaya

Centers in all districts of state. These Nirbhaya Centers will provide prompt

help to the victims of crime against women.

Movie Liar’s Dice: Hindi film ‘Liar’s Dice’, has been selected as India’s official

entry to the upcoming Oscars (2015) awards in the best foreign film category.

Liar’s Dice has directed by Geetu Mohandas and starring Geetanjali Thapa

and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in lead roles.Google India: Google India has decided to partner with PM Narendra Modi

led NDA government for the ‘Digital India’ Programme. The programme aims

at providing digital infrastructure as a utility to every citizen as well as high-

speed internet as a core utility in all gram panchayats.

ICICI Bank: India’s private sector bank ICICI bank launched a savings

account for minors above 10 years. The account, which will be opened in the

name of the minor, will offer a personalized cheque book and a debit card.

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas: The next Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, the world’s

largest annual gathering of the Indian diaspora, will be held in Gujarat capital

Gandhinagar.

Hardeep Singh Puri: Hardeep Singh Puri was appointed as Secretary

General of Independent Commission on Multilateralism (ICM).

ICC: International Cricket Council has announced that ICC World Cricket

League, WCL Division 3 will be held in Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur from

23rd to 30th October.

IKEA: Ikea India, a subsidiary of Swedish furniture retailer Ikea AB has signed

a MoU with Telangana government for establishing its store in the state. IKEA





is one of the world’s largest retailers in furniture, household goods and

textiles. It was one of the first companies in India to be allowed 100 per cent

foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail under the government’s liberalizedpolicy. IKEA’s first India store to be opened in Hyderabad.

ISRO’s Mars Orbit Mission: India created a history by becomes first Asian

country to reach the red planet (Mars). India now joins a club including United

States, Russia and Europe Agency. Scientist described the final stage of the

Mars Orbit Mission, nicknamed MOM.

Madhya Pradesh: The Madhya Pradesh government plans to develop 27

new industrial parks for sector like textiles, InfoTech, tourism and foodprocessing among others, at an investment of Rs. 3,000 crore in a phased

manner over the next five years.

Jammu & Kashmir flood panel: The Supreme Court has appointed a five-

member committee headed by Senior Registrar of Jammu and Kashmir High

court to check the ground situation of the flood-affected state.

UN Climate Change Summit 2014: UN Climate Change Summit 2014 was

held at UN headquarters in New York to put the planet on course towards

reversing global warming.

Saraswati Samman 2013: The renowned Hindi author, Govind Mishra was

given the Saraswati Samman in New Delhi on 23 September, 2014. He was

given the Saraswati Samman by Union Minister Rajnath Singh for his novel

Dhool Paudhon Par.

PM Narendra Modi: The Southern University System of Louisiana in United

States has decided to confer an honorary doctorate degree to Narendra Modi

for his work in the field of inclusive growth.





India to give UN $12 million: India has announced $12 million contribution to

the United Nations to help it fight the deadly Ebola virus in the African

continent.Marvan Atapattu: Former Sri Lankan player Marvan Atapattu has appointed

as Sri Lanka’s first full-time local coach in 15 years.

Hinduja brothers: Leading NRI businessmen G P Hinduja and S P Hinduja

have been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award in Business at a

ceremony in the House of Lords.

‘Make in India’ campaign: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched his pet

“Make in India” campaign to put India prominently on the global manufacturingmap and, in turn, facilitate the inflow of new technology and capital, while

creating millions of jobs.

Kapil Dev: Indian cricketer legend Kapil Dev has been honoured with a

Lifetime Achievement award at a ceremony in the House of Lords in London.

BJP, Shiv Sena alliance: The 25-year-old Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena

alliance split on Thursday amid continued deadlock over seat-sharing for the

October 15 Maharashtra assembly polls.

SAARC Ministers of Culture meets: The 3rd meeting of SAARC Ministers of

Culture was held in New Delhi from 24 September 2014 to 25 September

2014. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Minister of State for

Culture Shripad Naik.

Bradman Honouree 2014: Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and Steve Waugh of

Australia were selected as Bradman Honouree 2014.

JC Daniel Award 2013: Noted writer and filmmaker Madathil Thekkepaattu

(MT) Vasudevan Nair was selected for the JC Daniel Award for lifetime

achievement for the year 2013.





Pakistan test-fired short range missile ‘Hatf IX’: Pakistan successfully test-

fired short range surface-to-surface missile ‘Hatf IX’ that has range of 60 km.

Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana: The union government has declared itwould spend Rs 500 crore on skill development of urban poor. The skill

development scheme has been named as ‘Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana’.

The announcement was made by housing and poverty alleviation minister M

Venkaiah and rural development minister Nitin Gadkari.

International Children’s Peace Prize 2014: An Indian origin girl is among

three children who have been nominated for the International Children’s

Peace Prize 2014. The children who have been nominated are Neha from US,along with Alexey from Russia and Andrew from Ghana.

Ravi Shastri: Indian former cricketer Ravi Shastri has been appointed as the

director of India cricket team till 2015 ICC World Cup.

Air India signs agreement with Air Canada: Air India has signed a code-

sharing agreement with Air Canada, a Star Alliance member. The code-

sharing agreements allow one airline to sell seats on another’s network and

increase revenue.

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana: Union government of

India has launched ‘Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana’ for

Rural Development. The Yojana was launched during the 98th anniversary of

Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay. Earlier the Yojana was known as Aajeevika

Skills Development Programme.

Right Livelihood Award 2014: Edward Snowden and Alan Rusbridger won

the Right Livelihood Award 2014.

Forbes Indian richest list 2014: The Forbes India magazine released ‘The

100 Richest Indian List 2014’. According to the Forbes India List, Mukesh





Ambani topped the list for the eight consecutive years with a net worth of 23.6

billion US dollars.

Amma Cement Scheme: The Tamil Nadu government has announced apopular ‘Amma Cement Scheme’ under which it will buy cement from private

manufactures and sell them at Rs. 190 per bag in the wake of possible

increase in rates of the key construction component. ‘Amma Cement Scheme’

aiming to benefit the lower and middle classes.

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award 2014: Council for Scientific & Industrial

Research (CSIR) has announced the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award 2014

for ten scientists in recognition of their work. The selected awardees are RoopMallik, Kavirayani Ramkrishna Prasad, Souvik Maiti, Sachchida Nand Tripathi,

Venkata Mohan, Soumen Chakrabarti, Kaushal Kumar Verma, Anurag

Agrawal, Pratap Raychaudhuri and Sadiqali Abbas Rangwala.

State Bank of India (SBI): State Bank of India (SBI), the country’s largest

lender on 26 September 2014 announced that it has signed a Line of Credit

(LoC) of 500 million dollar with Export-Import Bank of Korea.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan resigned: Prithviraj Chavan

has resigned as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra after his government was

reduced to a minority. Chavan submitted his resignation to governor of the

state C Vidyasagar Rao.

Asian Development Bank (ADB): The Asian Development Bank will fund

$120 million to Bhutan’s 118 MW Nikachu hydropower project.

Madhya Pradesh Government signs MoUs with agriculture companies:

Madhya Pradesh government has inked three MoUs with Maschio-Gaspardo

of Italy, Kubuta of Japan and Fiat (India) Pvt Ltd. of New Holland at the

Haldhar Krishi Expo.





Baudoin Prot: The chairman of BNP Paribas has resigned from the post,

some three months after the French bank was hit by a record $8.9 billion fine

for violating US sanctions.Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE): India’s stock exchange BSE has signed a

MoU with Bank of New York Mellon to provide collateral management solution

enabling foreign investors to give top-rated sovereign securities as collaterals.

UN Climate Change Summit 2014: UN Climate Change Summit 2014 was

held in UN headquarters in New York.

Rajat Sharma: India TV chairman and editor in chief Rajat Sharma was

appointed as the new president of the News Broadcasting Association (NBA)for the year 2014-15.

Asian Games 2014: The men’s compound archery team Abhishek Verma,

Rajat Chauhan and Sandeep Kumar clinched a historic gold in 17th Asian

Games.

H.L. Dattu: Justice H.L. Dattu was sworn-in as the 42nd Chief Justice of

India. He replaced R M Lodha. He was administered oath of office by

President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhawan.

Yogeshwar Dutt: London Olympic bronze medallist Yogeshwar Dutt ended

India’s 28-year old wait for a wrestling gold medal in the Asian Games by

emerging champion in the men’s freestyle 65kg category at the 17th Asian

Games 2014.

O Panneerselvam: Tamil Nadu finance minister O Panneerselvam was

chosen to be the next Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister

Jayalalithaa was convicted and sent to jail for four years in a corruption case.

Khushbir Kaur: Indian athlete Khushbir Kaur became the first Indian woman

to win a silver medal in 20km race walking event in the Asian Games. She

clinched silver medal in Asian Games 2014.





Tata Power signs deal with Honeywell: Tata Power Co Ltd’s defence

engineering unit, Tata Power Strategic Engineering Division (SED) has signed

an agreement with Honeywell International to produce the US company’s“TALIN” navigator in India.

Guillaume Sicard: Japanese auto company Nissan has appointed Guillaume

Sicard as President of Indian operations.

Golf’s Ryder cup 2014: Europe won the 2014 Ryder Cup by defeating USA.

The team captains were Paul McGinley for Europe and Tom Watson for the

USA. Ryder Cup 2014 was held in Scotland.

Yudh Abhyas 2014: A fourteen day-long Indo-US military exercise Yudh Abhyas 2014 has begun at Ranikhet, Uttarakhand.

KV Kamath Committee: The Finance Ministry has appointed a 15-member

committee under the Chairmanship of ICICI Bank Chairman KV Kamath to

examine the financial architecture for the micro, small and medium

enterprises (MSME) sector.

Alibaba, China: China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba has won the approval

from china authorities to establish a private bank.

Mohammad Ghouse: Former International cricket umpire Mohammad

Ghouse died after brief illness at the age of 83.

RBI announced fourth Bi-monthly Monetary Policy 2014-15: RBI in its

fourth bi-monthly monetary policy statement has kept the policy rates

unchanged. The short-term lending rate (repo) rate now stands at 8 per cent,

and the cash reserve ratio of banks at 4 per cent. The statutory liquidity ratio

(SLR) has also been retained at 22 per cent.

Special Economic Zones: The government has approved the proposals of

Wipro Ltd and Mumbai Futuristic Economic Zone to set up special economic

zones in Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. The board also approved the





change of name of the developer from Mumbai Futuristic Economic Zone Pvt

Ltd to Attivo Economic Zone (Mumbai) Pvt Ltd.

Harish Manwani: Global FMGC giant Unilever’s India-born Chief OperatingOfficer Harish Manwani will retire on December 31, 2014 after 38 years of

service in the company.

Platts CEO of the Year Award: GAIL India Ltd Chairman Bhuwan Chandra

Tripathi and HPCL Ltd. head Nishi Vasudeva are among a dozen chief

executives of global energy majors shortlisted for this year’s Platts CEO of the

year. Praj Industries Ltd head Pramod Chaudhari is among the shortlist for

Lifetime Achievement Award.Li Na, China: Li Na, Asia’s only Grand Slam singles winner, has been

appointed as an ambassador for next month’s season ending BNP Paribas

WTA Tour Finals in Singapore.

Mary Kom: Indian boxer MC Mary Kom has bagged her first ever Asian

Games gold medal. She defeated Zhaina Shekerbekova of Kazakhstan in the

finals of the women’s flyweight category (48-51kg) at the 17th Asian Games in

South Korea.

Living Planet Report 2014: World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has released the

Living Planet Report 2014. The theme of the report is Species and Spaces,

People and Places.

ICICI Bank: India’s largest private sector bank ICICI bank has launched ‘Easy

NRI Account’ a special account for the Non Resident Indians in the Middle

East, allowing them for easy settlement without worrying about minimum

balance maintenance. ‘Easy NRI Account’ has been designed with an

objective to simplify the bank experience.





Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Report 2014: United Nations Economic

and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has been released

Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Report (APTIR) 2014.Afghanistan, signed deals with US: Afghanistan has signed Bilateral

Security Agreement with the US, with an aim to allow some US troops to

remain in the country till 2015.

PM Narendra Modi US visit: In a boost to India’s 100 smart city programme,

the US will help India in developing three such cities apart from joining hands

with civil society and authorities to provide clean water and sewage in 500

cities in the country. The three cities are Allahabad, Ajmer andVisakhapatnam.

ET Award 2014: TCS has got the ET Award 2014. The award seeks to

recognize a company that has consistently set clear performance benchmarks

for the rest of the industry. TCS has overtaken Accenture in headcount and is

now second only to IBM in the number of people it employees.

PM Narendra Modi US visit: The two leaders PM Narendra Modi and

President Barack Obama has agreed on boosting two-way trade to $500

billion from $100 billion.

Rajiv: Rajiv has been appointed as new Central Vigilance Commissioner

(CVC). President Pranab Mukherjee on 30 September 2014 authorised

Vigilance Commissioner Rajiv to act as chief of Central Vigilance Commission

(CVC) until the appointment of the Central Vigilance Commissioner.

Microsoft unveils Windows 10 operating System: Microsoft Corp. has

announced its 'Windows 10' Operating System to replace the largely

unpopular Windows 8.

Asian Games 2014: India’s men’s hockey team won the gold medal in the

17th Asian Games by defeating Pakistan in the final after 16 years. The





victory over Pakistan in Asian Games 2014 ensures India hockey men’s team

qualified for 2016 Rio (Brazil) Olympics.

Swachh Bharat Campaign: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan’ in New Delhi with a cleanliness drive across India,

on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.

Fitch Rating Agency: International credit rating agency, Fitch forecasts

India’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow at 5.6% in the

current FY year (2014-15).

Honda two wheeler plant in Gujarat: Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India

will invest Rs. 1,100 crore to set up a two-wheeler plant at Vithalapur village in Ahmedabad district, Gujarat.

Subroto Cup: Greenwood High School from Nagaland lifted the Under-14

boy’s trophy in the 55th Subroto Cup International Football Tournament.

Sunkbir Singh Badal Committee: Punjab government has made organizing

committee of 5th Kabaddi World Cup for smooth conduct of mega sports

event. The 5th Kabaddi World Cup is set to be played from December 6 to

December 20, 2014 in Punjab.

Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg will visit India later

this month. Mark Zuckerberg will also meet with Prime Minister Narendra

Modi and will be in India to address the first Internet.org meet take place in

New Delhi.

Gorakhpur, UP: Krishak Express and Lucknow-Barauni Express collided

near Gorakhpur station at Nandnagar railway station crossing. At least 14

passengers killed in this accident.

Pollachi Mahalingam: Noted industrialist, educationist and Philanthropist

Pollachi Mahalingam passed away at the age of 91.





Asian Games 2014: Indian completed a golden double on the Kabaddi, for

the second successive edition of the Asian Games after the man and

women’s teams defeated Iran to win gold in South Korea. Indian Railway, Tatkal Scheme: Railway has decided to sell half of the

Tatkal quota tickets in popular trains by dynamic fare pricing system. After

booking of the first 50% of the Tatkal quota under the present scheme,

railways would offer the remaining 50% seats as ‘premium Tatkal ticket

scheme’ based on dynamics pricing.

Martin Perl: A Noble Prize winning physicist Martin Perl has died at the age

of 87.General Motors, US: US auto giant General Motors will invest a $14 billion in

China over the next five years and open five new plants. General Motors CEO

is Mary T. Barra.

Times Higher Education World Rankings, 2014: The Indian Institute of

Science (IISc) Bangalore and Punjab University are the only two Indian

institutes which have made it to the top 300 institute of the world as Times

World rankings

Origin of AIDS found: An international team of scientists, led by University of

Leuven in Belgium and Oxford University, has reconstructed the genetic

history of the HIV-1 group M pandemic, study reveals that HIV pandemic first

started in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1920.

Justin Gatlin, US: American sprinter Justin Gatlin, unbeaten this season, is a

candidate for International association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) world

athlete of the year award.

17th Asian Games, Incheon 2014: Indian finished in 8th position with 57

medals (11 gold, 10 silver and 36 bronze) in the Asian Games 2014. China

has finished at top position in the medal tally list with 343 medals followed by





South Korea with 234 medals. ‘Diversity Shines Here ’ was the official slogan

of the Games.

Rajasthan: Rajasthan became the first state of India to start Olive refinery.The refinery established at an expense of 3.75 crore rupees in Lunkaransar

area of Bikaner.

PM Narendra Modi, Mann Ki Baat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has

addressed the countrymen over radio for the first time in his programme

‘Mann Ki Baat’. Mann Ki Baat is a new initiative of Narendra Modi to reach

out maximum people.

Patna’s Gandhi Maidan: The place is in news as a tragedy occurred atGandhi Maidan in Patna, Bihar during the celebration of Dussehra. In the

tragedy at least 32 people were killed and about 15 were injured.

Australia: The Australian Cabinet has given its approval for fighter jets to join

the US-led military action against Islamic State militant’s targets in Iraq.

Kosuke Hagino: Japanese swimmer Kosuke Hagino has been named as the

most valuable player (MVP) of the 17th Asian Games.

Dongfeng – 31B: China has flight-tested an upgraded version of its 10,000

km range Dongfeng – 31B missile. The Dongfeng – 31B is an upgraded

version of the Dongfeng – 31A.

LIC, India: Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has received more than Rs

11,500 crore in income tax refunds and a big portion of the amount would be

passed on to policyholders, an official said.

BHEL: Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has bagged a contract worth Rs

359 crore for setting up a plant power distribution system package for an

NMDC steel plant in Chhattisgarh.

Cipla, India: Drug Company Cipla has signed an agreement with its Iranian

distributer to set up a manufacturing unit in Iran.





Rashid Khan: Delhi boy Rashid Khan has bagged the PGTI Eagleburg Golf

Masters title. PGTI Eagleburg Masters (Super Series Event) was held in

Bangalore.Alex Younger: Britain has named Alex Younger as the next chief of MI6

Secret Intelligence Service (SIS). The MI6 is known as Military Intelligence,

Section 6.

California: California governor Edmund Brown has signed a new bill that

bans plastic shopping bags, making California the first U.S. state to officially

prohibit stores from handling them.

Thomas Kailath: Indian origin Stanford University professor Thomas Kailathhas been nominated for the US top National Medal of Science. This is the

highest Science award of America.

Maria Sharapova: A professional tennis player Maria Sharapova of Russia

has won the women’s singles title of tennis China Open, 2014 by beating

Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic.

Japanese Grand Prix, 2014: Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton

of Britain has won the Japanese Grand Prix, 2014 at Suzuka Circuit.

Champion League Twenty20, 2014: Champion Super Kings (CSK) has won

the Champion League Twenty20, 2014 by defeating Kolkata Knight Riders

(KKR) in the final. Suresh Raina has been selected for Golden Bat award.

Best bowler award has won by Sunil Narine.

Geraldine Mock: Geraldine Mock, the first woman to fly solo around the

world, has died at the age of 88 at Florida, US.

Shahrukh Khan: Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan has been honoured

with Global Diversity Award 2014 by British parliament for his contribution in

cinema.




Kie Nishikori: Japan professional tennis player Kie Nishikori has claimed

WTA Japan Open title by defeating Milos Raonic in the final.

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